Cloning and characterization of cDNAs encoding the antibacterial peptide, defensin A, from the mosquito, Aedes aegypti
- 30 April 1996
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Vol. 26 (4), 395-402
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0965-1748(95)00108-5
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