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Original Articles

CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS AS A MODERN TOOL FOR DETERMINING PROTEOLYTIC ACTIVITIES IN PURIFIED SPECIMENS AND IN REAL SAMPLES

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Pages 1919-1945 | Received 19 Apr 2002, Accepted 30 May 2002, Published online: 06 Feb 2007

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