[Progress in fibrinogen-related proteins of invertebrates]

Qin Liu1, Shi-Zhu Li, Yi Zhang

  • 1National Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Key Laboratory of Parasite and Vector Biology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai 200025, China.

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