Transglutaminases: nature's biological glues.

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Published in Biochem J on December 01, 2002

Authors

Martin Griffin1, Rita Casadio, Carlo M Bergamini

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1: Department of Life Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, U.K.

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