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Role of endogenous inhibitors on digestive amylolytic and proteolytic activities of a predatory hemipteran, Andrallus spinidens Fabricius

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Pages 222-229 | Received 30 Apr 2013, Accepted 20 May 2013, Published online: 19 Jun 2013

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