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The possible functional significance of phosphatidylethanolamine methylation: Reply from J. Axelrod and F. Hirata

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Axelrod, J., Hirata, F. The possible functional significance of phosphatidylethanolamine methylation: Reply from J. Axelrod and F. Hirata. Nature 288, 278–279 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1038/288278a0

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