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Molecular Cloning of cDNA for BRab from the Brain of Bombyx mori and Biochemical Properties of BRab Expressed in Escherichia coli

Tomohide UNOLaboratory of Biological Chemistry, Department of Biofunctional Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University
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Mayumi UENOLaboratory of Biological Chemistry, Department of Biofunctional Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University
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Ayumi NAKAJIMALaboratory of Biological Chemistry, Department of Biofunctional Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University
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Yasuhito SHIRAILaboratory of Biological Chemistry, Department of Biofunctional Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University
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Yasuo AIZONOLaboratory of Biological Chemistry, Department of Biofunctional Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture, Kobe University
Pages 1885-1891 | Received 27 Mar 1998, Published online: 22 May 2014

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