Cell motility: Actin branches out
β Scribed by Machesky, Laura M.; Way, Michael
- Book ID
- 109715671
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 639 KB
- Volume
- 394
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/28039
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