Rab proteins as membrane organizers

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 107-117

  Zerial, Marino ^a   McBride, Heidi ^a,b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAB PROTEIN;

ENDOCYTOSIS; EXOCYTOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ENDOCYTOSIS; EXOCYTOSIS; RAB GTP-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 0035257013     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35052055     Document Type: Review

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