Fucosyltransferase 3. GDP-fucose lactosamine α1,3/4-fucosyltransferase. Lea and Leb histo-blood groups (FUT3, lewis enzyme)

Handbook of Glycosyltransferases and Related Genes, Second Edition

Volumn 1, Issue , 2014, Pages 531-539

  Kudo, Takashi ^a   Narimatsu, Hisashi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-4-431-54240-7_94     Document Type: Chapter

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