Bioactive peptides from libraries

Chemistry and Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 417-426

  Falciani, Chiara ^a   Lozzi, Luisa ^a   Pini, Alessandro ^a   Bracci, Luisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

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EID: 17844389346     PISSN: 10745521     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chembiol.2005.02.009     Document Type: Review

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