Protein Degradation: CUL-3 and BTB - Partners in Proteolysis

Current Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2004, Pages

  Van Den Heuvel, Sander ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 1142277924     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2003.12.044     Document Type: Review

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