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. 1958 Sep;70(1):4–14. doi: 10.1042/bj0700004

Initial stages in the biosynthesis of porphyrins. 1. The formation of δ-aminolaevulic acid by particles obtained from chicken erythrocytes

W G Laver 1,*, A Neuberger 1, S Udenfriend 1,†
PMCID: PMC1196616  PMID: 13584293

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