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Vašák, M., Meloni, G. (2013). Zinc Metallothionein-3 (Neuronal Growth Inhibitory Factor). In: Kretsinger, R.H., Uversky, V.N., Permyakov, E.A. (eds) Encyclopedia of Metalloproteins. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1533-6_215
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