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. 1968 Mar;59(3):800–807. doi: 10.1073/pnas.59.3.800

Mechanism of the daily rhythm in hepatic tyrosine transaminase activity: role of dietary tryptophan.

R J Wurtman, W J Shoemaker, F Larin
PMCID: PMC224746  PMID: 4384464

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