The stoichiometry of the four linker subunits of Lumbricus terrestris hemoglobin suggests an asymmetric distribution

Micron

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 127-129

  Vinogradov, Serge N ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LUMBRICUS; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI;

EID: 1242277843     PISSN: 09684328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2003.10.041     Document Type: Conference Paper

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