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Assembly of Cell Mimicking Supported and Suspended Lipid Bilayer Models for the Study of Molecular Interactions
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Assembly of Cell Mimicking Supported and Suspended Lipid Bilayer Models for the Study of Molecular Interactions

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[Interaction of preparation "ATP-LONG" with distearoylphosphatidylcholine monolayer]

N V Vdovenko, O M Liakhov, S Ie Mohylevych

    Ukrains'Kyi Biokhimichnyi Zhurnal (1999 )
    |May 27, 2005
    PubMed

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