Ricin

BIODEFENSE: Research Methodology and Animal Models

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 275-289

  Greenbaum, Stephen B ^a   Anderson, Jaime B ^b  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center (NBACC)   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/9781420038118-19     Document Type: Chapter

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