Regulation of proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis of brown adipocytes: Signal transduction pathways involved

Cell and Molecular Response to Stress

Volumn 3, Issue C, 2002, Pages 269-282

  Porras, Almudena ^a,b   Benito, Manuel ^a,b  

^a Instituto de Bioquimica   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

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EID: 77957790882     PISSN: 15681254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1568-1254(02)80021-3     Document Type: Chapter

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