Heme: An ingenious regulator of gene transcription

Heme Biology: The Secret Life of Heme in Regulating Diverse Biological Processes

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 33-54

  Zhang, Li ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

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EID: 84970973863     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1142/9789814287937_0003     Document Type: Chapter

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