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IN recent years, several investigations have been reported on the α-hydroxybutyric dehydrogenase (HBD) activity in human serum and in various animal organs1–5. This enzyme catalyses the reversible reaction:
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SANWALD, R., KIRK, J. α-Hydroxybutyric Dehydrogenase Activity of Human Vascular Tissue. Nature 209, 912–913 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/209912a0
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