Purification and characterization of antifreeze proteins from larvae of the beetleDendroides canadensis
β Scribed by Ding W. Wu; John G. Duman; Chi-Hing C. Cheng; Francis J. Castellino
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 879 KB
- Volume
- 161
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0174-1578
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