Structure-function relationships of temporins, small antimicrobialpeptides from amphibian skin
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Biochemistry
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0014-2956
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.2000.01143.x