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Purification and characterization of methylmalonyl-CoA mutase from a photosynthetic coccolithophorid alga, Pleurochrysis carterae. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol (2004) 0.80
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The development of a filter to enhance the efficacy and safety of excimer light (308 nm) therapy. Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed (2009) 0.79
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Evidence for a new paradigm for ultraviolet exposure: a universal schedule that is skin phototype independent. Photodermatol Photoimmunol Photomed (2012) 0.75
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