Scorpion Peptides

Handbook of Biologically Active Peptides

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 423-429

  Rodríguez de la Vega, Ricardo C ^a   Vidal, Nicolas ^a   Possani, Lourival D ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

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EID: 84884913504     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-385095-9.00059-2     Document Type: Chapter

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