ISSN: 2228-5881 eISSN: 2251-7308

Adv Pharm Bull. 2016;6(4): 495-507. doi: 10.15171/apb.2016.063

PMID: 28101456 PMCID: PMC5241407

Mini Review

Overview of Albumin and Its Purification Methods

Ramin Raoufinia ^1,2, Ali Mota ², Neda Keyhanvar ¹, Fatemeh Safari ¹, Sara Shamekhi ¹, Jalal Abdolalizadeh ^3,4 *

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