A Feedback Loop in the Polo-like Kinase Activation Pathway
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The mitotic roles of Polo-like kinase.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Biological Chemistry
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0021-9258
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m403840200