Identification and Sequence Analysis of the Keratin-Associated Protein 24-1 (KAP24-1) Gene Homologue in Sheep

September 2012 in “ Gene ”

Huitong Zhou, Hua Gong, Yan Wei, Yuzhu Luo, Jon G. H. Hickford

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