Porphyria: A new perspective

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 378-382

  Downey, D ^a  

^a Department of Oral Pathology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEME; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PETHIDINE; PORPHYRIN;

ENZYME DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; PORPHYRIA; PORPHYRIN METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0029877265     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(96)90190-5     Document Type: Article

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