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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
John M. Scott
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Department of Biochemistry, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland
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Symposium on ‘Micronutrient transport processes’
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 51 , Issue 2 , August 1992 , pp. 219 - 224
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1992

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