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On the Structural Elucidation of GalNAc-GD1a

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My special thanks goes to Su-Chen Li for her never-failing support. I would also like to thank Gilbert Estrada for his invaluable input and proofreading of the manuscript.

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Li, YT. On the Structural Elucidation of GalNAc-GD1a. Neurochem Res 37, 1150–1153 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11064-011-0699-4

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