Change in phenoloxidase and its precursor during silkworm (a80 strain) development

Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 487-493

  Yamamoto, Kohji ^a,b   Fujii, Hiroshi ^b   Kusakabe, Takahiro ^b   Koga, Katsumi ^b   Aso, Yoichi ^b   Ishiguro, Masatsune ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 0035619146     PISSN: 00236152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5109/24399     Document Type: Article

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