Light-chain phosphorylation controls the conformation of vertebrate non-muscle and smooth muscle myosin molecules
โ Scribed by Craig, Roger; Smith, Robin; Kendrick-Jones, John
- Book ID
- 109730437
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 709 KB
- Volume
- 302
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/302436a0
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