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Review: Novel Cysteine Proteases of the Papain Family

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Bühling, F., Fengler, A., Brandt, W., Welte, T., Ansorge, S., Nagler, D.K. (2002). Review: Novel Cysteine Proteases of the Papain Family. In: Langner, J., Ansorge, S. (eds) Cellular Peptidases in Immune Functions and Diseases 2. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 477. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46826-3_26

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