Experimental Hematology
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 363-372 , May 2010

Structural and biological properties of erythropoietin in Xenopus laevis

  • Nami Nogawa-Kosaka

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Center for Advanced Life and Medical Science, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Takayuki Hirose

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Center for Advanced Life and Medical Science, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Nobuyoshi Kosaka

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Center for Advanced Life and Medical Science, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Youichi Aizawa

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Center for Advanced Life and Medical Science, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Kazumichi Nagasawa

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Center for Advanced Life and Medical Science, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Nobuaki Uehara

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Center for Advanced Life and Medical Science, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Hiroshi Miyazaki

      Affiliations

    • Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co. Ltd., Gunma, Japan
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  • Norio Komatsu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Hematology, Faculty of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan
    • Dr. Komatsu's current address: Department of Hematology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
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  • Takashi Kato

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Center for Advanced Life and Medical Science, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
    • Department of Biology, School of Education, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationOffprint requests to: Takashi Kato, D.Sc., Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, Center for Advanced Life and Medical Science, TWIns building, Waseda University, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho Shinjuku Tokyo 162-8480, Japan

Received 4 December 2009 ,Revised 4 February 2010 ,Accepted 22 February 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.exphem.2010.02.009

Experimental Hematology
Volume 38, Issue 5 , Pages 363-372 , May 2010

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