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International System of Units (SI) in physiology

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The International System of Units,Système International d'Unités, SI, is described briefly together with the rules for its application to clinical chemistry as recommended by IUPAC-IFCC. The implications of these rules are discussed and a proposal for adaptation of SI for physiology is made.

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  1. Laboratory of Chemical Physiology, University of Groningen, Bloemsingel 1, Groningen, The Netherlands

    O. W. van Assendelft, G. A. Mook & W. G. Zijlstra

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van Assendelft, O.W., Mook, G.A. & Zijlstra, W.G. International System of Units (SI) in physiology. Pflugers Arch. 339, 265–272 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00594162

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