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Research Article

Uncoupling Proteins in Amoeboid Eukaryotes, Acanthamoeba castellanii, and Dictyostelium discoideum

Wieslawa Jarmuszkiewicz Department of Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
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Magdalena Czarna Department of Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
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Aleksandra Swida Department of Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
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Maciej Behrendt Department of Bioenergetics, Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland
Pages 3-6 | Published online: 30 Sep 2008

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