Genetic probes: New ways to watch cells in action

Current Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 1997, Pages

  Siegel, Micah S ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0031239911     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(06)00280-6     Document Type: Review

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