Translational control: A cup half full

Current Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2004, Pages

  Macdonald, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA; XENOPUS;

EID: 1842766399     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.03.025     Document Type: Review

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