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Invertebrate Reproduction & Development Volume 21, 1992 - Issue 1
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Content and possible role of ecdysteroids in the larval ovary of the silkworm, Bombyx mori

OSMAN PARLAK Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kanazawa University, 1-1 Marunouchi, Kanazawa, 920, Japan Phone: (0762) 62-4281, ext. 552 Fax: (0762) 62-4281, ext. 552
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SHO SAKURAI Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kanazawa University, 1-1 Marunouchi, Kanazawa, 920, Japan Phone: (0762) 62-4281, ext. 552 Fax: (0762) 62-4281, ext. 552
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MASAE KAYA Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kanazawa University, 1-1 Marunouchi, Kanazawa, 920, Japan Phone: (0762) 62-4281, ext. 552 Fax: (0762) 62-4281, ext. 552
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TETSUYA OHTAKI Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kanazawa University, 1-1 Marunouchi, Kanazawa, 920, Japan Phone: (0762) 62-4281, ext. 552 Fax: (0762) 62-4281, ext. 552
Pages 1-6 | Received 03 Jul 1991, Accepted 12 Nov 1991, Published online: 25 Feb 2011

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