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Calcium transport by the intestine: A model and comment on vitamin D action

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Wasserman, R.H. Calcium transport by the intestine: A model and comment on vitamin D action. Calc. Tis Res. 2, 301–313 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02279219

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