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Research Article

A novel cytotoxic protein, Karatoxin, from the dorsal spines of the redfin velvetfish, Hypodytes rubripinnis

Kuniko NagasakaFukae Nagasaka Clinic, Hiroshima, Japan
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Hideyuki NakagawaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Fumihiko SatohDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
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Takefumi HosotaniDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
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Kumio YokoigawaDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
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Hitomi SakaiDepartment of Life Sciences, University of Tokushima, Tokushima, Japan
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Haruhiko SakurabaDepartment of Applied Biological Sciences, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
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Toshihisa OhshimaInstitute of Genetic Resources, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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Mitsuko ShinoharaDepartment of Pharmacology, Osaka Dental University, Osaka, Japan
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Kiyoshi OhuraDepartment of Pharmacology, Osaka Dental University, Osaka, Japan
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Pages 260-265 | Received 05 Feb 2009, Accepted 11 Mar 2009, Published online: 04 Dec 2009

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