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. 2001 Aug 7;40(31):9065-73.

doi: 10.1021/bi0155394.

Beta-barrel pore-forming toxins: intriguing dimorphic proteins

A P Heuck¹, R K Tweten, A E Johnson

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PMID: 11478872
DOI: 10.1021/bi0155394

Review

Beta-barrel pore-forming toxins: intriguing dimorphic proteins

A P Heuck et al. Biochemistry. 2001.

. 2001 Aug 7;40(31):9065-73.

doi: 10.1021/bi0155394.

Authors

A P Heuck¹, R K Tweten, A E Johnson

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medical Biochemistry and Genetics, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, College Station, Texas 77843-1114, USA.

PMID: 11478872
DOI: 10.1021/bi0155394

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