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. 1958 Mar;37(3):414–424. doi: 10.1172/JCI103621

AMMONIUM UPTAKE BY THE EXTREMITIES AND BRAIN IN HEPATIC COMA, 1,2

Leslie T Webster Jr 1,3, George J Gabuzda 1
PMCID: PMC293101  PMID: 13513772

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