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Research Article

An Improved Method for Production of Recombinant Human Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase 65 for Use in Phytopharmaceutical Assessment

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Pages 72-81 | Accepted 24 Sep 2007, Published online: 07 Oct 2008

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