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. 1957 May;66(1):65–72. doi: 10.1042/bj0660065

Synthesis of porphyrins by cell suspensions of Tetrahymena vorax: effect of members of the vitamin B group

June Lascelles 1,*
PMCID: PMC1199966  PMID: 13426110

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