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The work reported from this laboratory was supported in part by NIH Research Grant GM 15597.

Postdoctoral fellow supported by NIH Training Grant CA 05047-11.

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Shaw, C.R., Prasad, R. Starch gel electrophoresis of enzymes—A compilation of recipes. Biochem Genet 4, 297–320 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00485780

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