Cell fusion: EFF is enough

Current Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2005, Pages

  Kontani, Kenji ^a   Rothman, Joel H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 17144421649     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.03.020     Document Type: Short Survey

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