The lactobacillus anomaly: Total iron abstinence

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 578-583

  Weinberg, Eugene D ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; DNA SYNTHESIS INHIBITION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; IRON METABOLISM; LACTOBACILLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0030667658     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.1997.0072     Document Type: Review

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