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. 1958 Jul 15;44(7):648–661. doi: 10.1073/pnas.44.7.648

VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY AND NIGHT BLINDNESS

John E Dowling 1, George Wald 1,*
PMCID: PMC528639  PMID: 16590255

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