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. 1982 May 15;204(2):605–608. doi: 10.1042/bj2040605

Immunological and kinetic properties of pyruvate kinase in rat pancreatic islets

Tracey A Chatterton *, C Hugh Reynolds †,‡, Norman R Lazarus †,‡, Christopher I Pogson *
PMCID: PMC1158390  PMID: 7052071

Abstract

Pyruvate kinase in rat pancreatic islets was characterized immunologically and kinetically. It is concluded that this activity is predominantly if not totally of the M2 type.

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