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Correlation of Differential Expression of Silkworm Antimicrobial Peptide Genes with Different Amounts of Rel Family Proteins and Their Gene Transcriptional Activity

Hiromitsu TANAKAInnate Immunity Research Unit, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
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Aki SAGISAKAInnate Immunity Research Unit, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
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Yoshiro NAKAJIMAInnate Immunity Research Unit, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
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Kosuke FUJITAInnate Immunity Research Unit, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
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Shigeo IMANISHIGenebank, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences
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Minoru YAMAKAWAInnate Immunity Research Unit, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences;Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Pages 599-606 | Received 30 Sep 2008, Accepted 28 Oct 2008, Published online: 22 May 2014

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