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Agarose gels: Properties and use for electrophoresis
Dr. Philip Serwer,
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Dr. Philip Serwer
Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78284, USA===Search for more papers by this authorDr. Philip Serwer,
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Dr. Philip Serwer
Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX
Department of Biochemistry, The University of Texas Health Science Center, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, San Antonio, TX 78284, USA===Search for more papers by this author
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