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Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-3-PDH; EC 1.1.1.8) variation in adultPlebeia droryana bees (Apidae, hymenoptera)

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Machado, M.F.P.S., Contel, E.P.B. Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-3-PDH; EC 1.1.1.8) variation in adultPlebeia droryana bees (Apidae, hymenoptera). Biochem Genet 27, 481–486 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00020591

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