TWO CALCITONIN-LIKE RECEPTORS EXIST IN THE CHAGAS’ DISEASE VECTOR, RHODNIUS PROLIXUS
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عنوان ژورنال: Frontiers in Endocrinology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1664-2392
DOI: 10.3389/conf.fendo.2011.04.00054