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. 1963 Apr;87(1):128–136. doi: 10.1042/bj0870128

Biosynthesis of lecithin in brain. Participation of cytidine diphosphate choline and phosphatidic acid

K P Strickland 1, D Subrahmanyam 1, E T Pritchard 1, W Thompson 1, R J Rossiter 1
PMCID: PMC1276849  PMID: 13978871

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