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. 1956 May;63(1):72–79. doi: 10.1042/bj0630072

Studies on the biosynthesis of blood pigments. 2. Haem and porphyrin formation in intact chicken erythrocytes*

E I B Dresel 1,†, J E Falk 1,‡
PMCID: PMC1216003  PMID: 13315251

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