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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Volume 11, 2010 - Issue 3
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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Rapid one-step purification of native dimeric ALS-associated human Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase from transgenic rat tissues

Venkata K. Bhogaraju Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and the J. Thomas May Center for ALS Research and Translational Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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Mark S. Levi Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and the J. Thomas May Center for ALS Research and Translational Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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Ronald L. Reed Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and the J. Thomas May Center for ALS Research and Translational Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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John P. Crow Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and the J. Thomas May Center for ALS Research and Translational Medicine, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 283-288 | Received 24 Jul 2009, Accepted 16 Sep 2009, Published online: 25 Nov 2009

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