Characterization of ascidian plasma growth factors promoting the proliferation of mouse thymocytes

Zoological Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 271-276

  Iizuka, Junko ^a   Azumi, Kaoru ^a   Yokosawa, Hideyoshi ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA; HALOCYNTHIA RORETZI;

EID: 0031507681     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.14.271     Document Type: Article

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