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Erythrocyte sodium-lithium countertransport in African American women

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  2. Department of Chemical Pathology, St Thomas’ Hospital, Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7EH, UK

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Hardman, T., Wierzbicki, A. Erythrocyte sodium-lithium countertransport in African American women. J Hum Hypertens 15, 505–506 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jhh.1001198

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