Nuclear Receptors in Mosquito Vitellogenesis

American Zoologist

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 722-735

  Raikhel, Alexander S ^a,b   Miura, Ken ^a   Segraves, William A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33746129228     PISSN: 00031569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/39.4.722     Document Type: Article

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