Production of recombinant CART peptides in Escherichia coli with agonist and antagonist effects on food intake in rats

Protein Expression and Purification

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 185-193

  Couceyro, Pastor R ^a   Fritz, Tammi ^a  

^a ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

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BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0347567035     PISSN: 10465928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pep.2003.08.015     Document Type: Article

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