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A study of the physiological value of α-amino acids during the early periods of growth and differentiation

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Gudernatsch, F., Hoffman, O. A study of the physiological value of α-amino acids during the early periods of growth and differentiation. W. Roux’ Archiv f. Entwicklungsmechanik 135, 136–177 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02569031

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