Albert Szent-Györgyi: Vitamin C identification

Biochemist

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 31-33

  Buettner, Garry R ^a   Schafer, Freya Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 33750381895     PISSN: 0954982X     EISSN: 17401194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/bio02805031     Document Type: Review

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