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. 1931;25(1):265–274. doi: 10.1042/bj0250265

Carotene and vitamin A

The conversion of carotene into vitamin A by fowl

Norman Stewart Capper 1, Isobel Mary Wilson McKibbin 1, James Harris Prentice 1
PMCID: PMC1260635  PMID: 16744575

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