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. 1961 Jan;40(1):81–91. doi: 10.1172/JCI104240

THE ASSAY AND NATURE OF FOLIC ACID ACTIVITY IN HUMAN SERUM*

Victor Herbert 1
PMCID: PMC290693  PMID: 13713522

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