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cDNA Cloning and Some Additional Peptide Characterization of a Single-Chain Vascular Apoptosis-Inducing Protein, VAP2

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Pages 89-96 | Received 08 Dec 2006, Accepted 25 Feb 2007, Published online: 13 Jul 2009

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