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. 1960 Jun;14(2):376–396. doi: 10.1038/bjc.1960.44

Hypercitricemia in Human Cancer. Factors concerned in Pathogenesis and Treatment

H M Lemon, J H Mueller, J M Looney, W H Chasen, Marcia Kelman
PMCID: PMC2074230  PMID: 13760761

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