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. 1963 Dec;42(12):1899–1907. doi: 10.1172/JCI104875

STUDIES ON NORMAL AND LEUKEMIC LEUKOCYTES. IV. TETRAHYDROFOLATE-DEPENDENT ENZYME SYSTEMS AND DIHYDROFOLIC REDUCTASE*

J R Bertino 1,†, Robert Silber 1,‡, M Freeman 1, A Alenty 1, M Albrecht 1, Beverly W Gabrio 1, F M Huennekens 1,§
PMCID: PMC289477  PMID: 14090749

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