The purification and characterization of a fatty acid binding protein specific to pig (Sus domesticus) adipose tissue.
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SUBMITTER: Armstrong MK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1131298 | biostudies-other | 1990 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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