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. 1953 Jul;28(3):401–414. doi: 10.1104/pp.28.3.401

Investigations of Nitrogen Compounds and Nitrogen Metabolism in Plants. Iii. γ-Aminobutyric Acid in Plants, With Special Reference to the Potato Tuber and a New Procedure for Isolating Amino Acids Other Than α-Amino Acids

J F Thompson 1,1, J K Pollard 1, F C Steward 1
PMCID: PMC540399  PMID: 16654556

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