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. 1961 Jan;78(1):95–106. doi: 10.1042/bj0780095

The reduction of acetoacetate to β-hydroxybutyrate in animal tissues

R G Kulka 1,*, H A Krebs 1, L V Eggleston 1
PMCID: PMC1205179  PMID: 13755056

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