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Is liver type pyruvate kinase present in the normal pancreatic islet?

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MacDonald, M.J. Is liver type pyruvate kinase present in the normal pancreatic islet?. Diabetologia 38, 125 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02369367

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