Protein phosphatase 2A: A panoply of enzymes

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 180-185

  Virshup, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; PHOSPHOPROTEIN PHOSPHATASE 2A;

APOPTOSIS; CELL CYCLE; DNA REPLICATION; EMBRYO AXIS; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ENZYME SUBUNIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN QUATERNARY STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034009389     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(99)00074-5     Document Type: Review

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