10 Genetic approaches to understanding the physiologic importance of the carboxyl methylation of isoprenylated proteins

Enzymes

Volumn 24, Issue C, 2006, Pages 273-301

  Young, Stephen G ^a   Clarke, Steven G ^a   Bergoc, Martin O ^b   Phillips, Mark ^c   Fong, Loren G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 77956681948     PISSN: 18746047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1874-6047(06)80012-0     Document Type: Article

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