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Haem oxygenase: A model for therapeutic intervention

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This editorial refers to the articles available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-008-1010-2 and http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00134-008-1011-1.

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Quinlan, G.J., Lagan, A.L. & Evans, T.W. Haem oxygenase: A model for therapeutic intervention. Intensive Care Med 34, 595–597 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-008-1013-z

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