Kinesins at a glance.
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SUBMITTER: Endow SA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2951464 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Kinesins at a glance.
Endow Sharyn A SA Kull F Jon FJ Liu Honglei H
Journal of cell science 20101001 Pt 20
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