Tissue-specific forms of β-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase oxidize the D- or L-enantiomers of β-hydroxybutyrate in the terrestrial gastropod Cepaea nemoralis

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 278, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 115-118

  Stuart, J A ^a   Ballantyne, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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EID: 0031027024     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19970601)278:2<115::AID-JEZ7>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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