This application is a divisional of application Ser. No. 09/122,527, filed Jul. 24, 1998 now abandoned, which claims priority from provisional application 60/053,565 filed Jul. 24, 1997.
This invention was made with government support under grants R37 HD14427 and DK42125, awarded by the National Institutes of Health. The Government has certain rights in the invention.
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60/053565 | Jul 1997 | US |