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Inhalation Toxicology
International Forum for Respiratory Research
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Research Article

IRON-BINDING AND STORAGE PROTEINS IN SPUTUM

Neil E. Alexis Center for Environmental Medicine and Lung Biology, and Division of Pulmonary Medicine and Allergy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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Judy H. Richards National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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Jacqueline D. Carter National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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Andrew J. Ghio National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
Pages 387-400 | Published online: 01 Oct 2008

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