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The enigmatic asparaginyl endopeptidase of helminth parasites

TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY (2009)

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TRENDS IN PARASITOLOGY

卷 25, 期 2, 页码 59-61

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DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2008.11.002

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