Drosophila as a lipotoxicity model organism — more than a promise?
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Drosophila as a lipotoxicity model organism--more than a promise?
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عنوان ژورنال: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1388-1981
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2009.09.006