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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

The effects of Bombyx mori silk strain and extraction time on the molecular and biological characteristics of sericin

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Pages 241-249 | Received 04 Jun 2015, Accepted 19 Aug 2015, Published online: 23 Sep 2015

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