Characterization of lipoprotein fractions with high content of hemocyanin in the hemolymphatic plasma of Polybetes pythagoricus

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 274, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 275-280

  Cunningham, Mónica ^a   Pollero, Ricardo J ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOQUÍMICAS DE LA PLATA INIBIOLP   (Argentina)

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ARANEAE; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 0000973582     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19960401)274:5<275::AID-JEZ2>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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