Functions of Lysosomes

Christian de Duve; Robert Wattiaux

doi:10.1146/annurev.ph.28.030166.002251

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PharmacotherapyChemistryMedicineInternal medicine

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AnimalsIn Vitro TechniquesLysosomes

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Year: 1966
Type: review
Volume: 28
Issue: 1
Pages: 435-492
Citations: 2985
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                                    Christian de Duve, 
                                
                                    Robert Wattiaux
                                
                            (1966). 
                            Functions of Lysosomes. 
                            Annual Review of Physiology
                            , 28
                            (1)
                            , 435-492.
                            https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.ph.28.030166.002251

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DOI: 10.1146/annurev.ph.28.030166.002251
PMID: 5322983

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