Variable fragments of heavy chain antibodies (VHHs): a new magic bullet molecule of medicine?
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عنوان ژورنال: Postępy Higieny i Medycyny Doświadczalnej
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1732-2693
DOI: 10.5604/17322693.1000334