African Journal of
Biochemistry Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Biochem. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0778
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 427

Full Length Research Paper

Properties of rhodanese from the liver of tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, in Asejire Lake, Nigeria

Atere Tope Gafar
  • Atere Tope Gafar
  • Department of Biochemistry, College of Health Sciences, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria.
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Ademakinwa Adedeji Nelson
  • Ademakinwa Adedeji Nelson
  • Department of Biochemistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220005, Nigeria.
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Agboola Femi Kayode*
  • Agboola Femi Kayode*
  • Department of Biochemistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife 220005, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 31 January 2014
  •  Accepted: 20 February 2014
  •  Published: 31 March 2014

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