Chitotriosidase, a prematurely orphan enzyme

Human Evolution

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-75

  Malaguarnera, L ^a   Barone, R ^b   Angius, A ^c   Musumeci, S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chitotriosidase polymorphism; Mediterranean area; Sub saharan area

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149099254     PISSN: 03939375     EISSN: 1824310X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02438910     Document Type: Article

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