Actin polymerization: Where the WASP stings

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages

  Erfei, Bi ^b   Zigmond, Sally H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033545605     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80102-X     Document Type: Article

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