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Longitudinal Distribution of Organic Components of Bone

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PREVIOUS workers1 have published, results on the variation of nitrogen, collagen and phenolic material along long bones. The variation has now been determined of nitrogen, hydroxyproline, tyrosine, hexose and glycogen.

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CURZON, G. Longitudinal Distribution of Organic Components of Bone. Nature 174, 646–647 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/174646a0

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