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da Silva GuimarĂ£es, S., Sat'Anna, B., da Costa, C. et al. Assessments of free carnitine levels in the plasma of patients who have undergone coronary artery bypass grafting. Eur J Clin Nutr 67, 1334–1335 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2013.141
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