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Degradation of Blood Group-Specific Mucopolysaccharides by Ficin and Papain

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PUSZTAI, A., MORGAN, W. Degradation of Blood Group-Specific Mucopolysaccharides by Ficin and Papain. Nature 182, 648–650 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/182648a0

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