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Original Article

Synthesis of Phosphatidylcholines in Ozone-Exposed Alveolar Type II Cells Isolated from Adult Rat Lung: Is Glycerolphosphate Acyltransferase a Rate-Limiting Enzyme?

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Pages 1-17 | Received 15 Nov 1986, Accepted 06 Apr 1987, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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