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Literature Review: CHO versus HEK Cell Glycosylation
2 Mar 2015This paper includes a commentary on maintaining the same host system throughout the development process, lays out a brief review of key references examining the differences in glycosylation in HEK versus CHO cells, and provides a more in-depth list of related literature.
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