Valproic acid increases SMN levels in spinal muscular atrophy patient cells
โ Scribed by Charlotte J. Sumner; Thanh N. Huynh; Jennifer A. Markowitz; J. Stephen Perhac; Brenna Hill; Daniel D. Coovert; Kristie Schussler; Xiaocun Chen; Jill Jarecki; Arthur H. M. Burghes; J. Paul Taylor; Kenneth H. Fischbeck
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 734 KB
- Volume
- 54
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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