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. 1939 Oct;33(10):1525–1537. doi: 10.1042/bj0331525

Studies on the metabolism of pyruvic acid in normal and vitamin B1-deficient states

The accumulation of pyruvic acid and other carbonyl compounds in beri-beri and the effect of vitamin B1

B S Platt 1, G D Lu 1
PMCID: PMC1264610  PMID: 16747062

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