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α-Chain of Rabbit Hæmoglobin

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HUMAN hæmoglobin, the structure of which has recently been determined1, consists of two pairs of homologous amino-acid chains—the α- and β-chains. The work reported here was concerned with the species differences between the α-chains of rabbit and human hæmoglobins.

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    JARED M. DIAMOND & G. BRAUNITZER

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DIAMOND, J., BRAUNITZER, G. α-Chain of Rabbit Hæmoglobin. Nature 194, 1287–1288 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/1941287a0

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