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Ricin

CAS RN: 9009-86-3

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Agent W

National Library of Medicine, SIS; ChemIDplus Lite Record for Ricin (9009-86-3). Available from, as of April 17, 2013: <http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/chemidlite.jsp/>.

Castor Bean Lectin

National Library of Medicine, SIS; ChemIDplus Lite Record for Ricin (9009-86-3). Available from, as of April 17, 2013: <hhttp://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/chemidlite.jsp/>.

Proteins, ricins

National Library of Medicine, SIS; ChemIDplus Lite Record for Ricin (9009-86-3). Available from, as of April 17, 2013: <http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/chemidlite.jsp/>.

Ricine

National Library of Medicine, SIS; ChemIDplus Lite Record for Ricin (9009-86-3). Available from, as of April 17, 2013: <http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/chemidlite.jsp/>.

Ricino

SWEETMAN, S.C. (ed.) Martindale-The Complete Drug Reference. 36th ed. London: The Pharmaceutical Press, 2009. 2379.

Ricins

National Library of Medicine, SIS; ChemIDplus Lite Record for Ricin (9009-86-3). Available from, as of April 17, 2013: <http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/chemidlite.jsp/>.

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