Nucleotide sequence encoding 5-bungarotoxin A2-chain from the venom glands of Bungarus multicinctus
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A cDNA sequence encoding a neurotoxin-homolog from Bungarus multicinctus.
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عنوان ژورنال: Nucleic Acids Research
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0305-1048,1362-4962
DOI: 10.1093/nar/18.15.4609