Scientific Research and Essays

  • Abbreviation: Sci. Res. Essays
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1992-2248
  • DOI: 10.5897/SRE
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2768

Full Length Research Paper

Charaterization of galactose-specific lectin from the skin mucus of African catfish Clarias gariepinus aBurchell, 1822

ODEKANYIN Oludele Olayemi
  • ODEKANYIN Oludele Olayemi
  • Department of Biochemistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
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KUKU Adenike
  • KUKU Adenike
  • Department of Biochemistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria.
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  •  Received: 06 June 2014
  •  Accepted: 24 July 2014
  •  Published: 30 October 2014

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