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In Vivo RNA Interference: Another Tool in the Box?

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Petit, S., Valentin, E., Thiam, K. (2005). In Vivo RNA Interference: Another Tool in the Box?. In: Taira, K., Kataoka, K., Niidome, T. (eds) Non-viral Gene Therapy. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/4-431-27879-6_32

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