Purine and pyrimidine metabolism: Still more to learn

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Klinische Chemie en Laboratoriumgeneeskunde

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-6

  Bakker, J A ^a   Bierau, J ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; PURINE; PYRIMIDINE;

ENERGY TRANSFER; INBORN ERROR OF METABOLISM; MACROMOLECULE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION; PHARMACOGENETICS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PURINE METABOLISM; PURINE SYNTHESIS; PYRIMIDINE METABOLISM; PYRIMIDINE SYNTHESIS; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84858251416     PISSN: 15708306     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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