- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10230321
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Molecular and Cellular Biology
- Volume:
- 40
- Issue:
- 13
- ISSN:
- 0270-7306
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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