Mechanisms and consequences of activation of protein kinase B/Akt

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 262-267

  Downward, Julian ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN KINASE; PROTEIN SERINE THREONINE KINASE;

ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME PHOSPHORYLATION; ENZYME REGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0032053709     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(98)80149-X     Document Type: Article

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