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Molecular genetic analysis of thymidine kinase of the herpes simplex virus type 1

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Translated from Molekulyarnaya Biologiya, Vol. 39, No. 1, 2005, pp. 155–158.

Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by Guskova, Zagurny, M. Skoblov, Baranova, Andronova, Yankovsky, Galegov, Yu. Skoblov.

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Guskova, A.A., Zagurny, A.V., Skoblov, M.Y. et al. Molecular genetic analysis of thymidine kinase of the herpes simplex virus type 1. Mol Biol 39, 137–140 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11008-005-0019-7

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