Inhibition of Rho at different stages of thymocyte development gives different perspectives on Rho function

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 657-660

  Cleverley, Steve ^a   Henning, Stefan ^b   Cantrell, Doreen ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0033578019     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80289-9     Document Type: Article

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