Progress in molecular biology research of selenoproteins

Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 644-645

  Huang, Zhi ^a   Xiang, Jun Jian ^a   Guo, Bao Jiang ^b  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Biosynthesis; Molecular biology; Selenium; Selenocysteine (Sec); Selenoprotein

Indexed keywords

EID: 22644439896     PISSN: 10003282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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