An interrelationship between ascorbic acid and cyanocobalamin.

E V COX; R GADDIE; D MATTHEWS; W T COOKE; M J MEYNELL

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An interrelationship between ascorbic acid and cyanocobalamin.

E V COX·R GADDIE·D MATTHEWS·W T COOKE·M J MEYNELL

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E V COX, R GADDIE, D MATTHEWS, W T COOKE, M J MEYNELL. 1958. An interrelationship between ascorbic acid and cyanocobalamin.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13608978/

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