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Characterization of Truncated Human Mannan-Binding Protein (MBP) Expressed in Escherichia coli

Souji EDADepartment of Pathology, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health
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Yasuhiko SUZUKIDepartment of Pathology, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health
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Takao KAWAIDepartment of Food Microbiology, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health
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Katsuki OHTANIDepartment of Pathology, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health
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Tetsuo KASEDepartment of Virology, Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health
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Takashi SAKAMOTODepartment of Viral Infections, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University
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Nobutaka WAKAMIYADepartment of Viral Infections, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University
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Pages 1326-1331 | Received 26 Dec 1997, Published online: 22 May 2014

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