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microRNAs under the microscope
Article first published online: 11 JAN 2006
DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.20675
Copyright © 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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Kiefer, J. C. (2006), microRNAs under the microscope. Dev. Dyn., 235: 846–853. doi: 10.1002/dvdy.20675
Publication History
- Issue published online: 7 FEB 2006
- Article first published online: 11 JAN 2006
- Manuscript Accepted: 23 NOV 2005
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