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. 1961 Sep;40(9):1758–1765. doi: 10.1172/JCI104399

PHENYLALANINE METABOLISM IN THE PHENYLPYRUVIC CONDITION. I. DISTRIBUTION, POOL SIZE, AND TURNOVER RATE IN HUMAN PHENYLKETONURIA*

Hanns-Dieter Grümer 1,2, Hans Koblet 1,2, Carol Woodard 1,2
PMCID: PMC290870  PMID: 13709234

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