Rearrangement of tryptophan residues in caspase-3 active site upon activation
โ Scribed by Il-Seon Park; Hyung Rang Moon; Heeyoung Seok; Minyung Lee
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 189 KB
- Volume
- 1700
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1570-9639
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