Myosin structure: Does the tail wag the dog?

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 20, 1999, Pages

  Cooke, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0033592689     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(00)80010-X     Document Type: Article

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