Acta Med. 2002, 45: 3-5

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2019.49

Anthrax Toxin Characterization

Jiří Patočkaa, Miroslav Špliňob

aPurkyně Military Medical Academy, Department of Toxicology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
bPurkyně Military Medical Academy, Department of Epidemiology, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic

Received March 1, 2002
Accepted April 1, 2002

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