miRNAs: Micro managers of programmed cell death

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2003, Pages

  Baehrecke, Eric H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 0038613483     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(03)00405-6     Document Type: Short Survey

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