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. 2010 Sep 28;107(39):16755-6.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1012260107. Epub 2010 Sep 21.

ATP synthase: from sequence to ring size to the P/O ratio

Stuart J Ferguson  1
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ATP synthase: from sequence to ring size to the P/O ratio

Stuart J Ferguson. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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