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The metabolism of monocarbon compounds in the mammal with special reference to formic acid

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Bach-Bristol, S.J. The metabolism of monocarbon compounds in the mammal with special reference to formic acid. Ergebnisse der Physiologie und exper. Pharmakologie 48, 529–574 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02270537

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