Raman Spectroscopy for the Diagnosis of Intratubular Triamterene Crystallization.
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SUBMITTER: Sperati CJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6035282 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
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Raman Spectroscopy for the Diagnosis of Intratubular Triamterene Crystallization.
Sperati C John CJ Zhang Chi C Delsante Marco M Gupta Rajib R Bagnasco Serena S Barman Ishan I
Kidney international reports 20180323 4
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