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Research Article

A SIMPLIFIED METHOD FOR LARGE SCALE QUANTIFICATION OF TRANSCRIPTIONAL ACTIVITY AND ITS USE IN STUDIES OF STEROIDS AND STEROID RECEPTORS

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Pages 71-84 | Published online: 28 Feb 2001

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