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Brew, K., Hill, R.L. (1975). Lactose biosynthesis. In: Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Volume 72. Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, vol 72. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0031548

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