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Specific Destruction of Hybridoma Cells by Antigen-toxin Conjugates Demonstrate an Efficient Strategy for Targeted Drug Therapy in Leukemias of the B Cell Lineage

Michael A. Firer Immunology Laboratory, Dept. Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, College Judea and Samaria, P.O. Box 3, Ariel 44837, Israel
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Raisa Laptev Immunology Laboratory, Dept. Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, College Judea and Samaria, P.O. Box 3, Ariel 44837, Israel
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Ilena Kasatkin Immunology Laboratory, Dept. Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, College Judea and Samaria, P.O. Box 3, Ariel 44837, Israel
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David Trombka D-Pharm Ltd, Kiryat Weizmann Science Park, P.O. Box 2313, Rehovot 76123, Israel
Pages 681-689 | Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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