The junction-resolving enzymes

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 433-443

  Lilley, David M J ^a   White, Malcolm F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

ANIMAL; DNA REPAIR; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; HUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DNA REPAIR; ENDODEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; HUMANS; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC;

EID: 0035379812     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35073057x     Document Type: Review

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