A critical review of the methods for cleavage of fusion proteins with thrombin and factor Xa

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-11

  Jenny, Richard J ^a   Mann, Kenneth G ^b   Lundblad, Roger L ^c,d  

^a Haematologic Technologies Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Professional Research Institute for Sports Medicine   (United States)

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EID: 0141539517     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1046-5928(03)00168-2     Document Type: Review

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