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do Carmo Dias Gontijo, M., de Souza Vasconcellos, L. & Ribeiro-Oliveira, A. Hook effect and linear range in prolactin assays: distinct confounding entities. Pituitary 19, 458–459 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11102-014-0632-3
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