New angles on actin dynamics

Structure

Volumn 5, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1135-1137

  Egelman, Edward H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 0031572277     PISSN: 09692126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0969-2126(97)00264-5     Document Type: Review

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