Design and evaluation of Trypanosoma brucei metacaspase inhibitors
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0960-894X
DOI: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2010.01.099