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. 1962 Jun;41(6):1263–1276. doi: 10.1172/JCI104589

INTERRELATIONS OF VITAMIN B12 AND FOLIC ACID METABOLISM: FOLIC ACID CLEARANCE STUDIES*

Victor Herbert 1, Ralph Zalusky 1
PMCID: PMC291041  PMID: 13906634

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