Not being the wrong size

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 48-54

  Gomer, Richard H ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY CONSTITUTION; CELL ADHESION; CELL COUNT; CELL DIVISION; CELL MOTION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CELL ADHESION; CELL COUNT; CELL DIVISION; CELL MOVEMENT; FEEDBACK; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035223707     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35048058     Document Type: Article

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