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Biochemical Titration of Glycogen In vitro
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Biochemical Titration of Glycogen In vitro

Published on: November 24, 2013

An hypothesis of function for the avian glycogen body: a novel role for glycogen in the central nervous system

C A Benzo, L D De Gennaro

    Medical Hypotheses
    |January 1, 1983
    PubMed

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