Minding the Cs and Gs

Molecular Therapy

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 209-210

  Krieg, Arthur M ^a,b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; CYTOKINE;

CPG ISLAND; DNA METHYLATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; GENE TRANSFER; GENE VECTOR; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; NOTE;

ANTIMALARIALS; CPG ISLANDS; CYTOKINES; DNA METHYLATION; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENETIC VECTORS; HUMANS;

EID: 0034154560     PISSN: 15250016     EISSN: 15250024     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mthe.2000.0041     Document Type: Note

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