Hair Protein Glycation as a Long-Term Index of Blood Glucose in Diabetics

October 1988 in “ Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice ”

Munetada Oimomi, Naoya Igaki, Shōgo Masuda … Shigeaki Baba

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Studysummary Hair glycation can indicate long-term blood sugar trends in diabetics.

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