Influence of tryptophan residues on melittin's hemolytic activity.

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• Publication year

  1993

• Venue

  Biochimica et Biophysica Acta

• Publication date

  1993-10-06

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Chemistry

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  DOI 10.1016/0167-4838(93)90024-LPMID 8399397
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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