Cloning and expression of a cDNA encoding an insoluble matrix protein in the gastroliths of a crayfish, Procambarus clarkii

Zoological Science

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 619-628

  Tsutsui, Naoaki ^a   Ishii, Katsuaki ^a   Takagi, Yasuaki ^a   Watanabe, Toshiki ^a   Nagasawa, Hiromichi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTACOIDEA; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII;

EID: 0033241692     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.16.619     Document Type: Article

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