Hisao Masai and Ken-ichi Arai.

Department of Molecular and Developmental Biology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, 4-6-1, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108, Japan

Received 01/17/96; Accepted 02/17/96; On-line 03/01/96

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