Mitochondrial gene expression and dysfunction in model protozoa

Organelle Genetics: Evolution of Organelle Genomes and Gene Expression

Volumn 9783642223808, Issue , 2012, Pages 241-269

  Barth, Christian ^a   Kennedy, Luke A ^a   Fisher, Paul R ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-22380-8_10     Document Type: Chapter

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