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. 2003 Feb 5;16(3):253–256. doi: 10.1016/0020-711X(84)90096-X

A proposal: That the heterogeneity of glycoprotein N-glycans is a feature of their biosynthesis and may be of functional significance

L März 1,2, MWC Hatton 1,2
PMCID: PMC7111547  PMID: 6365650

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