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Original Articles

Thermostability of Refolded Ovalbumin and S-Ovalbumin

Nobuyuki TAKAHASHIThe Division of Applied Life Sciences, The Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
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Maki ONDAThe Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Osaka Women’s University
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Kaori HAYASHIThe Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Osaka Women’s University
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Masayuki YAMASAKIThe Division of Applied Life Sciences, The Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
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Tomoyoshi MITAThe Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science, Osaka Women’s University
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Masaaki HIROSEThe Division of Applied Life Sciences, The Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
Pages 922-931 | Received 01 Nov 2004, Accepted 15 Feb 2005, Published online: 22 May 2014

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