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. 1970 Nov 1;47(2):525–530. doi: 10.1083/jcb.47.2.525

VITAMIN B12 AND THE MACROMOLECULAR COMPOSITION OF EUGLENA

Edgar F Carell 1, Pamela Leban Johnston 1, Alan R Christopher 1
PMCID: PMC2108092  PMID: 19866750

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