Soluble expression of a functional recombinant cytolytic immunotoxin in insect cells

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 338-347

  Choo, Andre B H ^a   Dunn, Rosanne D ^a   Broady, Kevin W ^a   Raison, Robert L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); INSECTA; PROKARYOTA; SERPENTES; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS; VECTORS;

EID: 0036451715     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/prep.2001.1589     Document Type: Article

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