[Nucleocytoplasmic transport of proteins: the role of Ran protein].

Postepy Biochem

Instytut Immunologii i Terapii Doświadczalnej im. Ludwika Hirszfelda PAN, Zakład Immunochemii, ul. Rudolfa Weigla 12, 53-114 Wrocław.

Published: March 2005

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