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Leukokinins; their pharmacological properties and role in the pathology of fluid (ascites) accumulation

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Greenbaum, L.M., Semente, G., Prakash, A. et al. Leukokinins; their pharmacological properties and role in the pathology of fluid (ascites) accumulation. Agents and Actions 8, 80–84 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01972406

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