Codon optimizer: A freeware tool for codon optimization

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 247-249

  Fuglsang, Anders ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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EID: 0142214740     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1046-5928(03)00213-4     Document Type: Article

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