Molecular Cloning and Characterization of Chymotrypsin Inhibitor and Chitin-Binding Protein Homologs from the Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
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Yuling Qiu, Hyung Joo Yoon, and Byung Rae Jin* College of Natural Resources and Life Science, Dong-A University, Busan 604-714, Republic of Korea Tianjin Key Laboratory on Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300070, PR China Department of Agricultural Biology, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Suwon 441-100, Republic of Korea
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