Type I ribosome-inactivating proteins from saponaria officinalis

Plant Cell Monographs

Volumn 18, Issue , 2010, Pages 55-78

  Lombardi, Alessio ^a   Marshall, Richard S ^a   Savino, Carmelinda ^b   Fabbrini, Maria Serena ^a   Ceriotti, Aldo ^a  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

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EID: 78651384731     PISSN: 18611370     EISSN: 18611362     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-12176-0_4     Document Type: Article

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