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. 1961 Oct;81(1):163–168. doi: 10.1042/bj0810163

Stimulation of ascorbic acid synthesis and excretion by carcinogenic and other foreign compounds

E Boyland 1, P L Grover 1
PMCID: PMC1243313  PMID: 13872196

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