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How selective are the ‘selective periodate oxidation’ methods used in sialic acid histochemistry?

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  1. J. Needham

    Present address: Department of Chemistry, University of British Culumbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

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Needham, J., Reid, P.E. & Owen, D.A. How selective are the ‘selective periodate oxidation’ methods used in sialic acid histochemistry?. Histochem J 23, 290–292 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01045048

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