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Original Articles

Cloning, Characterization and Tissue Specific Expression of Amur Tiger (Panthera tigris altaica) IGF-I

Xi-Lian HUCollege of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University;Geriatrics Institute, Zhejiang Hospital
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Mu-Yuan ZHUCollege of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University
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Zhi-He ZHANGKey Laboratory for Reproduction and Conservation Genetics of Endangered Wildlife of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
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Rong HOUKey Laboratory for Reproduction and Conservation Genetics of Endangered Wildlife of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
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Fu-Jun SHENKey Laboratory for Reproduction and Conservation Genetics of Endangered Wildlife of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
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Fu-Zhen LICollege of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University
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An-Ju ZHANGKey Laboratory for Reproduction and Conservation Genetics of Endangered Wildlife of Sichuan Province, Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
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Pages 1846-1854 | Received 10 Jan 2006, Accepted 21 Apr 2006, Published online: 22 May 2014

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