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. 1993 Jun;2(6):1053–1056. doi: 10.1002/pro.5560020618

Cloning and expression of chicken skeletal muscle troponin I in Escherichia coli: the role of rare codons on the expression level.

R B Quaggio 1, J A Ferro 1, P B Monteiro 1, F C Reinach 1
PMCID: PMC2142394  PMID: 8318890

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