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Molecular cloning and expression analysis of interferon gamma gene in Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus

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    Tomomasa Matsuyama, Atushi Fujiwara, Takamitsu Sakai & Chihaya Nakayasu

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Matsuyama, T., Fujiwara, A., Sakai, T. et al. Molecular cloning and expression analysis of interferon gamma gene in Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus . Fish Sci 75, 253–255 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12562-008-0019-3

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