Carotenoid-binding proteins; accessories to carotenoid function.
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Carotenoid-binding proteins; accessories to carotenoid function.
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Biochimica Polonica
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1734-154X,0001-527X
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2012_2197