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Purification and Characterization of Biliverdin-binding Protein from Larval Hemolymph of the Swallowtail Butterfly, Papilio xuthus L.

Akira YAMANAKADepartment of Physics, Biology and Informatics, Faculty of Science, Yamaguchi University
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Takamasa ITODepartment of Physics, Biology and Informatics, Faculty of Science, Yamaguchi University
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Daizo KOGADepartment of Environmental and Biological Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Yamaguchi University
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Toshiyuki SATODepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shinshu University
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Masanori OCHIAIBiochemical Laboratory, The Institute of Low Temperature Science, Hokkaido University
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Katsuhiko ENDODepartment of Physics, Biology and Informatics, Faculty of Science, Yamaguchi University
Pages 1978-1981 | Received 17 Feb 2000, Accepted 12 May 2000, Published online: 22 May 2014

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