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. 1958 Dec 4;144(2):361–372. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1958.sp006107

Influence of the thyroid on the synthesis of cholesterol by liver and skin in vitro

K Fletcher, N B Myant
PMCID: PMC1356748  PMID: 13611699

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