Transcription: TRF walks the walk but can it talk the talk?

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages

  Hori, Roderick ^a   Carey, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032510022     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(98)70987-x     Document Type: Article

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