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Original Article

Biochemical characterization of lens crystallins from three mammalian species

S. H. Chiou Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University and Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, PO Box 23-195, Taipei, 10764, Taiwan, China
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W. P. Chang Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University and Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, PO Box 23-195, Taipei, 10764, Taiwan, China
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L. M. Ting Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University and Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, PO Box 23-195, Taipei, 10764, Taiwan, China
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T. A. Lai Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University and Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, PO Box 23-195, Taipei, 10764, Taiwan, China
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H. K. Lin Institute of Biochemical Sciences, National Taiwan University and Institute of Biological Chemistry, Academia Sinica, PO Box 23-195, Taipei, 10764, Taiwan, China
Pages 1017-1022 | Received 01 Jun 1988, Accepted 20 Sep 1988, Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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