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Applications of the selective periodate oxidation of sialic acids III. Identification of neuraminidase-sensitive and neuraminidase-resistant sialic acids and their side chain O-acyl variants

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  1. Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, V6T 1W5, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    P. E. Reid, C. Arratoon & D. A. Owen

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Reid, P.E., Arratoon, C. & Owen, D.A. Applications of the selective periodate oxidation of sialic acids III. Identification of neuraminidase-sensitive and neuraminidase-resistant sialic acids and their side chain O-acyl variants. Histochem J 20, 645–650 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01324085

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