Evolution of porphyrins

Clinics in Dermatology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 195-201

  Mauzerall, David C ^a  

^a ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEME; PORPHYRIN;

BIOSYNTHESIS; HUMAN; METABOLIC REGULATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; PORPHYRIN METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0032032970     PISSN: 0738081X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-081X(97)00200-9     Document Type: Article

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