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. 1957 Sep 15;43(9):796–803. doi: 10.1073/pnas.43.9.796

OCCURRENCE OF ORNITHINE δ-TRANSAMINASE: A DICHOTOMY*

William I Scher Jr 1,†, Henry J Vogel 1,‡
PMCID: PMC534329  PMID: 16590088

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