Linker technology and impact of linker design on ADC properties

Antibody-Drug Conjugates and Immunotoxins: From Pre-Clinical Development to Therapeutic Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 117-135

  Goldmacher, Victor S ^a   Singh, Rajeeva ^a   Chittenden, Thomas ^a   Kovtun, Yelena ^a  

^a IMMUNOGEN INC   (United States)

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EID: 84973319470     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-5456-4_7     Document Type: Chapter

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