Purification and characterization of enkephalin convertase, an enkephalin-synthesizing carboxypeptidase.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biological Chemistry
سال: 1983
ISSN: 0021-9258
DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)44368-7