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Specific granules of rat eosinophils contain peroxisomal acyl-CoA oxidase: possible involvement in production of H2O2

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Yokota, S., Deimann, W., Hashimoto, T. et al. Specific granules of rat eosinophils contain peroxisomal acyl-CoA oxidase: possible involvement in production of H2O2 . Histochem J 16, 573–577 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01041357

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