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. 1956 May;63(1):80–87. doi: 10.1042/bj0630080

Studies on the biosynthesis of blood pigments. 3. Haem and porphyrin formation from δ-aminolaevulic acid and from porphobilinogen in haemolysed chicken erythrocytes

E I B Dresel 1,*, J E Falk 1,†
PMCID: PMC1216004  PMID: 13315252

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