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Nature of the Free Amino-acid Pool in Avian Tissues

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IN an earlier report from these laboratories1 we demonstrated significant diurnal changes in protein, nucleic and seven free amino-acids of liver during the active involvement stage of a mild Newcastle disease virus (NDV) infection in chicks. The investigations have now been extended to include a comparison of liver and serum levels of these parameters during the incubation stage of NDV.

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SQUIBB, R. Nature of the Free Amino-acid Pool in Avian Tissues. Nature 209, 710–711 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/209710a0

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