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Delafield Dubois

Born  1882
Died  1959

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American natural scientist.

Biography of Delafield Dubois

  • Kurt G. Stern and Delafield DuBois:
    A spectroscopic method for the kinetic study of rapid chemical reactions.
    The Journal of Biological Chemistry, Baltimore, 1937, 121: 573-587.

  • Ebbe C. Hoff, T. C. Kramer, Delafield DuBois and B.M. Patten:
    The Development of the electrocardiogram of the embryonic heart.
    The American Heart Journal, April 1939, 17 (4): 470-488.

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