Activation of Interleukin 2 and Interleukin 2 Receptor (Tac) Promoter Expression by the Trans-Activator (tat) Gene Product of Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus, Type I
β Scribed by M. Siekevitz, M. B. Feinberg, N. Holbrook, F. Wong-Staal and W. C. Greene
- Book ID
- 123634536
- Publisher
- National Academy of Sciences
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 976 KB
- Volume
- 84
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0027-8424
- DOI
- 10.2307/30043
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