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The Effect of the Reconstitution Medium on Aggregation of Lyophilized Recombinant Interleukin-2 and Ribonuclease A

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Zhang, M.Z., Pikal, K., Nguyen, T. et al. The Effect of the Reconstitution Medium on Aggregation of Lyophilized Recombinant Interleukin-2 and Ribonuclease A. Pharm Res 13, 643–646 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1016074811306

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