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A R Collins1, E Horváthová

  • 1Rowett Research Institute, Greenburn Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen AB21 9SB, Scotland, U.K. A.Collins@rri.sari.ac.uk

Biochemical Society Transactions
|May 18, 2001
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