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Invertebrate Reproduction & Development Volume 49, 2006 - Issue 1-2
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Allohormones in Lumbricus terrestris? Mass spectrometry of the setal gland product indicates possible role of ubiquitin

SIMONE KÖNIG Integrated Functional Genomics, Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research, Medical Faculty, Röntgenstr. 21, Münster, 48149, Germany Phone: +49 (0)251-8357164 Fax: +49 (0)251-8357164 E-mail: [email protected]
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ANNA-MARIA MEHLICH Integrated Functional Genomics, Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research, Medical Faculty, Röntgenstr. 21, Münster, 48149, Germany Phone: +49 (0)251-8357164 Fax: +49 (0)251-8357164 E-mail: [email protected]
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JAN BÜLLESBACH Institute of Animal Evolution and Ecology, University of Münster, Röntgenstr. 21, Münster, 48149, Germany Phone: +49 (0)251-8357164 Fax: +49 (0)251-8357164 E-mail: [email protected]
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NICO MICHIELS Animal Evolutionary Ecology, Zoological Institute, University of Tübingen, Germany
Pages 103-111 | Received 02 Feb 2006, Accepted 23 May 2006, Published online: 01 Dec 2010

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