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. 1962 Jul;84(1):16–25. doi: 10.1042/bj0840016

Further observations on the intracellular location and mechanism of action of liver enzymes catalysing the synthesis of l-ascorbic acid

N C Kar 1, I B Chatterjee 1, N C Ghosh 1, B C Guha 1,*
PMCID: PMC1243617  PMID: 14453828

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