Beta-Bungarotoxin. The binding of [3H]pyridoxylated beta-bungarotoxin to a high-molecular-weight protein receptor.
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SUBMITTER: MacDermot J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1186064 | biostudies-other | 1978 Oct
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