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Characterization of lysozymes from three shellfish

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  1. College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Kameino, 252-8510, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan

    Kouji Miyauchi, Nobuyasu Tsubuku, Masahiro Matsumiya & Atsushi Mochizuki

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Miyauchi, K., Tsubuku, N., Matsumiya, M. et al. Characterization of lysozymes from three shellfish. Fish Sci 73, 1404–1406 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1444-2906.2007.01486.x

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