Electron microscopy of Chaetomium pom152 shows the assembly of ten-bead string.
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SUBMITTER: Hao Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6141588 | biostudies-literature | 2018
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Electron microscopy of Chaetomium pom152 shows the assembly of ten-bead string.
Hao Qi Q Zhang Boyue B Yuan Kangning K Shi Hang H Blobel Günter G
Cell discovery 20180918
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