Carcinogenesis: A balance between β-catenin and APC

Current Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 1997, Pages

  Gumbiner, Barry M ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARMADILLO; INSECTA;

EID: 0030739838     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(06)00214-4     Document Type: Article

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