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. 1962 May;41(5):962–971. doi: 10.1172/JCI104575

THE METABOLISM OF DESMOSTEROL IN HUMAN SUBJECTS DURING TRIPARANOL ADMINISTRATION*

DeWitt S Goodman 1, Joel Avigan 1, Hildegard Wilson 1
PMCID: PMC291000  PMID: 13900301

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