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. 2011 Nov;155(4):522-4.
doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2011.08715.x. Epub 2011 May 20.

Global arginine bioavailability in Tanzanian sickle cell anaemia patients at steady-state: a nested case control study of deaths versus survivors

Sharon E Cox, Julie Makani, Albert N Komba, Deogratius Soka, Charles R Newton, Fenella J Kirkham, Andrew M Prentice

Global arginine bioavailability in Tanzanian sickle cell anaemia patients at steady-state: a nested case control study of deaths versus survivors

Sharon E Cox et al. Br J Haematol. 2011 Nov.
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Scatterplot of GAB (plasma ratio of arginine to ornithine) and conjugated bilirubin in cases (●) and controls (○).
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