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Fol. Biol. 2002, 48, 200-204

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2002048050200

Influence of Lithium on Growth and Viability of Thyroid Follicular Cells

Simona Gaberšček1, M. Kališnik2, M. Pezdirc2, K. Pavlin1, S. Hojker1

1Medical Centre Ljubljana, Department for Nuclear Medicine, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2Institute of Histology and Embryology, Medical Faculty in Ljubljana, Slovenia

Received November 2001
Accepted May 2002

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