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A New Method for the Modification of Fibroin Heavy Chain Protein in the Transgenic Silkworm

Katsura KOJIMANational Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
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Yoshihiko KUWANANational Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
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Hideki SEZUTSUNational Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
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Isao KOBAYASHINational Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
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Keiro UCHINONational Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
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Toshiki TAMURANational Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
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Yasushi TAMADANational Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
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Pages 2943-2951 | Received 05 Jun 2007, Accepted 22 Aug 2007, Published online: 22 May 2014

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