Molecular characterization and sequencing of antifreeze proteins from larvae of the beetle Dendroides canadensis
โ Scribed by J. G. Duman; N. Li; D. Verleye; F. W. Goetz; D. W. Wu; C. A. Andorfer; T. Benjamin; D. C. Parmelee
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 458 KB
- Volume
- 168
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0174-1578
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