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Studies on the histochemical “leucine aminopeptidase” reaction

II. Chemical and histochemical comparison of the enzymatic and environmental factors involved

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Sylvén, B., Bois, I. Studies on the histochemical “leucine aminopeptidase” reaction. Histochemie 3, 341–353 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00736395

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