Acta Vet. Brno 2015, 84: 43-46

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201585010043

Coenzyme Q 10 – its biochemical and related aspects

Vladimír Kopřiva1, Petr Dvořák1, Jana Pokorná2, Michal Žďárský1

1Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic
2Department of Vegetable Foodstuffs Hygiene and Technology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Brno, Czech Republic

Received June 12, 2014
Accepted December 26, 2014

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