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A FŒTAL form of myoglobin has been shown in newborn animals1 and human infants2, and it has a different electrophoretic mobility from myoglobin in adults. This communication describes the presence of fœtal myoglobin in the urine of an adult with idiopathic myoglobinuria.
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BENOIT, F., THEIL, G. & WATTEN, R. Fœtal Myoglobin in the Urine of an Adult. Nature 199, 387 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/199387a0
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