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Determination of Air Content in Protein Microspheres

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  1. Nycomed Imaging AS, R&D, P.O. Box 4220, N-0401, Oslo, Norway

    Svein Kvåle, Knut R. Dyrstad & Per C. Sontum

  2. NTNU, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, N-7034, Trondheim, Norway

    Svein Kvåle & Odd A. Asbjørnsen

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Kvåle, S., Dyrstad, K.R., Sontum, P.C. et al. Determination of Air Content in Protein Microspheres. Pharm Res 16, 1316–1319 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011929003203

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