Evolution of the relaxin-like peptide family.

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Published in BMC Evol Biol on February 12, 2005

Authors

Tracey N Wilkinson1, Terence P Speed, Geoffrey W Tregear, Ross A D Bathgate

Author Affiliations

1: Howard Florey Institute of Experimental Physiology and Medicine, University of Melbourne, Australia. t.wilkinson@hfi.unimelb.edu.au

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