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Oral Contraceptives and Plasma Amino-acids

Nature volume 222, pages 487–488 (1969)Cite this article

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WE have found differences in the fasting level of plasma amino-acids in normal women and in women taking oral contraceptives, at different phases of the menstrual cycle.

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  1. Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of London, Chelsea Hospital for Women, London

    I. L. CRAFT

  2. Professorial Surgical Unit Laboratory, Westminster Hospital, London

    IRENE WISE

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CRAFT, I., WISE, I. Oral Contraceptives and Plasma Amino-acids. Nature 222, 487–488 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/222487a0

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