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. 1964 Sep;43(9):1730–1746. doi: 10.1172/JCI105048

Tryptophan Metabolism in Man *

Alfred F Michael 1,2,†, Keith N Drummond 1,2, Doris Doeden 1,2, John A Anderson 1,2, Robert A Good 1,2,‡
PMCID: PMC441975  PMID: 14208245

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