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Original Articles

Structure and Properties of the Recombinant NADH–Cytochrome b5 Reductase of Physarum polycephalum

Terumi IKEGAMIDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University of Science
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Eiji KAMEYAMADepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University of Science
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Shin-ya YAMAMOTODepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University of Science
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Yoshiko MINAMIDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University of Science
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Toshitsugu YUBISUIDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Okayama University of Science
Pages 783-790 | Received 06 Nov 2006, Accepted 07 Dec 2006, Published online: 22 May 2014

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