The Drosophila Bcl-2 family member dBorg-1 functions in the apoptotic response to UV-irradiation

Current Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 547-550

  Brachmann, Carrie Baker ^a   Jassim, Omar W ^a   Wachsmuth, Benjamin D ^a   Cagan, Ross L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0034193520     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(00)00474-7     Document Type: Article

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