Cuticular Proteins

Insect Molecular Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 134-166

  Willis, Judith H ^a   Papandreou, Nikos C ^b   Iconomidou, Vassiliki A ^a   Hamodrakas, Stavros J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-384747-8.10005-4     Document Type: Chapter

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