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Folate–vitamin B12 interrelationships in the central nervous system

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

John M. Scott
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland
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Abstract

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Type
Symposium on ‘Micronutrient transport processes’
Copyright
Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1992

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