Animal Toxins: Biodiscovery, Mechanistic Insights and Translational Potential
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Lüddecke, T.; Blank, S. Animal Toxins: Biodiscovery, Mechanistic Insights and Translational Potential. Toxins 2024, 16, 130. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins16030130
Lüddecke T, Blank S. Animal Toxins: Biodiscovery, Mechanistic Insights and Translational Potential. Toxins. 2024; 16(3):130. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins16030130
Chicago/Turabian StyleLüddecke, Tim, and Simon Blank. 2024. "Animal Toxins: Biodiscovery, Mechanistic Insights and Translational Potential" Toxins 16, no. 3: 130. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins16030130