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. 1955 Dec;61(4):618–629. doi: 10.1042/bj0610618

The purification and properties of δ-aminolaevulic acid dehydrase

K D Gibson 1,*, A Neuberger 1,*, J J Scott 1,*
PMCID: PMC1215844  PMID: 13276347

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