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. 1967 Jun;42(223):281–288. doi: 10.1136/adc.42.223.281

Effect of treatment on the metabolism of tryptophan in childhood epilepsy.

P A Hughes, B D Bower, D N Raine, N Syed
PMCID: PMC2019743  PMID: 4290573

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