Internalization mechanisms of cell-penetrating peptides

Ivana Ruseska and Andreas Zimmer
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 101–123. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.11.10

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Internalization mechanisms of cell-penetrating peptides
Ivana Ruseska and Andreas Zimmer
Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 101–123. https://doi.org/10.3762/bjnano.11.10

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Ruseska, I.; Zimmer, A. Beilstein J. Nanotechnol. 2020, 11, 101–123. doi:10.3762/bjnano.11.10

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