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Original Article

Lectin-Mediated Drug Targeting: Quantification of Binding and Internalization of Wheat germ Agglutinin and Solatium tuberosum Lectin Using Caco-2 and HT-29 Cells

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Pages 95-104 | Received 17 Jun 1997, Published online: 26 Jun 2009

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