Cloning and expression of cDNA encoding human basic fibroblast growth factor

@article{Kurokawa1987CloningAE,
  title={Cloning and expression of cDNA encoding human basic fibroblast growth factor},
  author={Tsutomu Kurokawa and Reiko Sasada and Makoto Iwane and Koichi Igarashi},
  journal={FEBS Letters},
  year={1987},
  volume={213}
}
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