A model system to study the structural stability of engineered antibodies: Mutants of a SCFV specific to AMCV

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 660, Issue , 2004, Pages 615-620

  Galeffi, P ^a   D'Apolito, M ^a   Lombardi, A ^a   Cavicchioni, G ^a   Mancino, T ^a   Sperandei, M ^a   Cantale, C ^a  

^a ENEA C R CASACCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibody structure stability; Engineered antibody; Site directed mutagenesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 51749085444     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2004.660.94     Document Type: Conference Paper

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