Isolation of l-3:4-dihydroxyphenylalanine from the seeds of Mucuna pruriens
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Toxicity Assessment of Mucuna Pruriens Linn. Seeds
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عنوان ژورنال: Biochemical Journal
سال: 1937
ISSN: 0306-3283
DOI: 10.1042/bj0312149