Phosphoinositides in cell architecture

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1-17

  Shewan, Annette ^a   Eastburn, Dennis J ^a   Mostov, Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84863874680     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19430264     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a004796     Document Type: Review

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