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. 1958 Jul;37(7):990–998. doi: 10.1172/JCI103695

Blood Ammonia Levels Following the Ingestion of Casein and Whole Blood1

Alice N Bessman 1, George S Mirick 1
PMCID: PMC1062760  PMID: 13563627

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