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. 1975 Dec;2(6):549–551. doi: 10.1128/jcm.2.6.549-551.1975

Retention of Mercurial Preservatives in Desiccated Biological Products

John R Pemberton 1
PMCID: PMC275220  PMID: 1420

Abstract

A variety of bacterins, vaccines, and antisera retained greater than 90% of their original level of mercurial preservative after lyophilization, and this might influence certain uses of these products.

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