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. 1957 Mar;36(3):361–372. doi: 10.1172/JCI103432

The Metabolism of Ammonia and α-Keto-Acids in Liver Disease and Hepatic Coma1

W H J Summerskill a,2, Stanley J Wolfe a,3, Charles S Davidson a
PMCID: PMC1072652  PMID: 13406049

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