Purification and bioactivity of exendin-4, a peptide analogue of GLP-1, expressed in Pichia pastoris.
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SUBMITTER: Zhou J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2248218 | biostudies-other | 2008 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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