Snare-mediated membrane fusion

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 98-106

  Chen, Yu A ^a   Scheller, Richard H ^b  

^a EVOTEC AG   (Germany)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA;

LIPID; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; SNARE PROTEIN; VESICULAR TRANSPORT PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; MEMBRANE FUSION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; LIPIDS; MEMBRANE FUSION; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; SNARE PROTEINS; VESICULAR TRANSPORT PROTEINS;

EID: 0035256978     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35052017     Document Type: Review

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