Molecular aspects of the epithelial phenotype

BioEssays

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 699-704

  Davies, Jamie A ^a   Garrod, David R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031214159     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950190810     Document Type: Review

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