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Potential therapeutic applications of the cyclotides and related cystine knot mini-proteins

David J Craik University of Queensland, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Australian Research Council Special Research Centre for Functional and Applied Genomics, Brisbane QLD 4072, Australia. [email protected]
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Richard J Clark University of Queensland, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Australian Research Council Special Research Centre for Functional and Applied Genomics, Brisbane QLD 4072, Australia. [email protected]
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Norelle L Daly University of Queensland, Institute for Molecular Bioscience, Australian Research Council Special Research Centre for Functional and Applied Genomics, Brisbane QLD 4072, Australia. [email protected]
Pages 595-604 | Published online: 26 Apr 2007

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