Transcription: Common cofactors and cooperative recruitment

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 16, 1999, Pages

  Wu, Wei Hua ^a   Hampsey, Michael ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033606999     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80385-6     Document Type: Note

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