A novel, quantitative bioassay for type I interferon using a recombinant indicator cell line.

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Published in Biotechnology (N Y) on December 01, 1990

Authors

R Lleonart1, D Näf, H Browning, C Weissmann

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1: Institut für Molekularbiologie I, Universität Zürich, Switzerland.

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