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. 1983 Aug;48(2):311–314. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1983.187

Enhanced activity of ornithine decarboxylase of the ileum in rats by bracken fern (Pteridium aquilinum).

S Hosaka, H Nagayama, I Hirono, M Haga
PMCID: PMC2011453  PMID: 6882670

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