Genetic depletion reveals an essential role for an SR protein splicing factor in vertebrate cells

BioEssays

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 189-192

  Mount, Stephen M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

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ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031105427     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950190302     Document Type: Article

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