Translation initiation factor 4E

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-35

  McKendrick, Linda ^a   Pain, Virginia M ^a   Morley, Simon J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

eIF4E; Translation; Tumourigenesis

Indexed keywords

7 METHYLGUANINE; INITIATION FACTOR 4E; MESSENGER RNA;

CARCINOGENESIS; CELL CYCLE; GENE STRUCTURE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSLATION; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0033005614     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(98)00129-0     Document Type: Article

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