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Studies on thyroxine-binding globulin

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Presented as the Lecture of the Harington-De Visscher Prize of the European Thyroid Association at the 20th Annual Meeting, Dublin, June 20–25, 1992.

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Bartalena, L. Studies on thyroxine-binding globulin. J Endocrinol Invest 16, 353–371 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03348858

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