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There has been widespread use of Ln(III) ions as probes of Ca(II) sites in biomolecules. A bioinorganic approach into the problem of the isomorphous substitution of Ca(II) by Ln(III) in biological systems is discussed.
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Perlepes, S.P. (1997). Bioinorganic Aspects of Lanthanide(III) Coordination Chemistry: Modelling the Use of Lanthanides(III) as Probes at Calcium(II) Binding Sites. In: Hadjiliadis, N.D. (eds) Cytotoxic, Mutagenic and Carcinogenic Potential of Heavy Metals Related to Human Environment. NATO ASI Series, vol 26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5780-3_15
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