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Regulatory Aspects of Coenzyme Q Metabolism

M. Turunen Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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E. Swiezewska Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, 02-532 Warsaw, Poland
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T. Chojnacki Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, 02-532 Warsaw, Poland
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P. Sindelar Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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G. Dallner Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 437-443 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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