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Mono- and Di-amine Oxidase Activities of Human Tumours and Host Tissues

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THE available information on the decarboxylation pathways of histidine and aromatic amino-acids in human cancer is incomplete.

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STARR, K., GIBBONS, J. & CLAUDATUS, J. Mono- and Di-amine Oxidase Activities of Human Tumours and Host Tissues. Nature 195, 1010–1011 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/1951010a0

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