Proteins with abortifacient, ribosome inactivating, immunomodulatory, antitumor and anti-AIDS activities from Cucurbitaceae plants.

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• Publication year

  1992

• Venue

  General Pharmacology

• Publication date

  1992-07-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/0306-3623(92)90131-3PMID 1397965
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