Large-scale preparation of a ribonuclease from Rana catesbeiana (bullfrog) oocytes and characterization of its specific cytotoxic activity against tumor cells

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 194-202

  Liao, You Di ^a   Huang, Huey Chung ^b   Chan, Hsiu Ju ^a   Kuo, Shih Jung ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 0030110771     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1996.0027     Document Type: Article

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