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An ENF peptide, Bombyx mori paralytic peptide, induces cell proliferation and morphological changes in Bombyx cell lines

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  1. National Institute of Sericultural and Entomological Science, Owashi 1-2, 305-8634, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

    Hiromi Sasagawa

  2. National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Owashi 1-2, 305-8634, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

    Yuichi Nakahara & Makoto Kiuchi

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Sasagawa, H., Nakahara, Y. & Kiuchi, M. An ENF peptide, Bombyx mori paralytic peptide, induces cell proliferation and morphological changes in Bombyx cell lines. In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Animal 37, 638–640 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1290/1071-2690(2001)037<0638:AEPBMP>2.0.CO;2

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