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. 1968 Oct;61(2):748–755. doi: 10.1073/pnas.61.2.748

The enzymatic conversion of heme to bilirubin by microsomal heme oxygenase.

R Tenhunen, H S Marver, R Schmid
PMCID: PMC225223  PMID: 4386763

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