ELAV, a Drosophila neuron-specific protein, mediates the generation of an alternatively spliced neural protein isoform

Current Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1634-1641

  Koushika, Sandhya P ^a   Lisbin, Michael J ^a   White, Kalpana ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0030475890     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(02)70787-2     Document Type: Article

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