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. 1954 Jan;56(1):1–15. doi: 10.1042/bj0560001

Synthesis of l-ascorbic acid in plants and animals

F A Isherwood 1, Y T Chen 1, L W Mapson 1
PMCID: PMC1269562  PMID: 13126085

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