Introduction to Cofilin and its Regulation of Actin Dynamics
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Article ID: WMC00631 Article Type: Review articles Submitted on:14-Sep-2010, 10:06:05 PM GMT Published on: 14-Sep-2010, 10:35:20 PM GMT Article URL: http://www.webmedcentral.com/article_view/631 Subject Categories:CELLULAR BIOLOGY
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