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. 1966 Oct;45(10):1527–1534. doi: 10.1172/JCI105459

Correlation of kynurenine excretion with liver tryptophan pyrrolase levels in disease and after hydrocortisone induction.

K Altman, O Greengard
PMCID: PMC292834  PMID: 5925511

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