Mechanism and Regulation of Nucleocytoplasmic Trafficking of Smad

Cell and Bioscience

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Chen, Xiaochu ^a   Xu, Lan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 84862851207     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20453701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2045-3701-1-40     Document Type: Review

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