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Angela Casillo1, Marcello Ziaco1, Buko Lindner2

  • 1Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, Via Cintia 4, 80126, Naples, Italy.

Chembiochem : a European Journal of Chemical Biology
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cold adaptationglycerol phosphatelipidsmass spectrometrystructure elucidation

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