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Transcription analysis of α2-macroglobulin in bluegill Lepomis macrochirus

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    Hideaki Sasaki, Masaharu Tsuda & Eri Iwata

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Sasaki, H., Tsuda, M. & Iwata, E. Transcription analysis of α2-macroglobulin in bluegill Lepomis macrochirus . Fish Sci 74, 1204–1206 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1444-2906.2008.01643.x

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