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1 Laboratorio de Síntesis de Complejos, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Ciudad Universitaria, Puebla, Mexico

2 Laboratorio de Química Clínica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Ciudad Universitaria, Puebla, Mexico

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