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Letter to the Editor

Not all AMLETs are made equal: complexes of cow and camel α-lactalbumin with oleic acid show different structure and stability

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Pages 4405-4412 | Received 08 Nov 2017, Accepted 05 Dec 2017, Published online: 02 Jan 2018

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