Hemocyanins of the genus Uca: Structural polymorphisms and native oligomers

Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-15

  Mangum, Charlotte P ^a   Greaves, John ^a,b  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemocyanin; Polymorphism

Indexed keywords

CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); OCYPODIDAE; UCA; UCA CRENULATA; UCA MUSICA; UCA PRINCEPS;

EID: 0030197540     PISSN: 00220981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-0981(95)00154-9     Document Type: Article

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