Identification of Elongase Genes Mediating Branched Chain Fatty Acid Elongation (P08-108-19)
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Developments in Nutrition
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2475-2991
DOI: 10.1093/cdn/nzz044.p08-108-19