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Differential Regulation of Ecdysteroidogenic P450 Gene Expression in the Silkworm, Bombyx mori

Naoki YAMANAKADepartment of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Naoko HONDADepartment of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Noe OSATODepartment of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Ryusuke NIWADepartment of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
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Akira MIZOGUCHIDivision of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University
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Hiroshi KATAOKADepartment of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo
Pages 2808-2814 | Received 03 Jul 2007, Accepted 03 Aug 2007, Published online: 22 May 2014

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