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. 1960 May;46(5):587–608. doi: 10.1073/pnas.46.5.587

THE BIOLOGICAL FUNCTION OF VITAMIN A ACID

John E Dowling 1, George Wald 1,*
PMCID: PMC222881  PMID: 16590647

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