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Effect of Injection on Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide-levels

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DURING an investigation of the possible in vivo effect of redox dyes on the distribution of oxidized and reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotides (NAD+ and NADH), it was noted that the ratios and/or levels of these co-enzymes can be altered by injection of distilled water alone.

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YASIN, R., BERGEL, F. Effect of Injection on Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide-levels. Nature 200, 783–784 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/200783a0

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