High-level expression of human thymidylate synthase

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 256-262

  Pedersen Lane, Joan ^a   Maley, Gladys F ^a   Chu, Edward ^b   Maley, Frank ^a  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^b YALE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI; EUKARYOTA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031193602     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.1997.0750     Document Type: Article

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