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References to Patent Literature
- Univ of Texas/Univ of South Florida, SN 07/466,127; Pending.
- US Dept of Health and Human Services, US4396628.
- Syntex (USA) Inc, US4970297.
- Syntex (USA) Inc, US4929630.