Chapter 30 Autophagy in Caenorhabditis elegans

Methods in Enzymology

Volumn 451, Issue C, 2008, Pages 521-540

  Sigmond, Tímea ^a   Barna, János ^a   Tóth, Márton L ^a   Takács‐Vellai, Krisztina ^a   Pásti, Gabriella ^a   Kovács, Attila L ^a   Vellai, Tibor ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

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EID: 61949303657     PISSN: 00766879     EISSN: 15577988     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0076-6879(08)03230-8     Document Type: Review

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