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“In cases involving oxidative stress, the ability of albumin to bind cobalt decreases; as a result, there are greater quantities of unbound free cobalt and therefore elevated IMA values 2.”
“This evidence might indicate an alteration in the binding of cobalt to albumin and a consequent increase in the concentration of the diffusible (free) fraction of the metal.”