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Molecular Cloning and Expression Analysis of Two Hepcidin Genes from Olive Flounder Paralichthys olivaceus

Young-Ok KIMBiotechnology Research Center, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute
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Suhee HONGFactory of Marine Bioscience and Technology, Kangnung National University
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Bo-Hye NAMBiotechnology Research Center, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute
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Jeong-Ho LEEBiotechnology Research Center, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute
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Kyung-Kil KIMBiotechnology Research Center, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute
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Sang-Jun LEEBiotechnology Research Center, National Fisheries Research and Development Institute
Pages 1411-1414 | Received 18 Feb 2005, Accepted 09 Apr 2005, Published online: 22 May 2014

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