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Expression of a Recombinant Molt-Inhibiting Hormone of the Kuruma Prawn Penaeus japonicus in Escherichia coli

Tsuyoshi OHIRADepartment of Aquatic Bioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Takayuki NISHIMURADepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Konan University
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Haruyuki SONOBEDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Konan University
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Atsuro OKUNODepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Toshiki WATANABEOcean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
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Hiromichi NAGASAWADepartment of Applied Biological Chemistry, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Ichiro KAWAZOEDepartment of Aquatic Bioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Katsumi AIDADepartment of Aquatic Bioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Pages 1576-1581 | Received 05 Apr 1999, Accepted 13 May 1999, Published online: 22 May 2014

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