Reassessing the role of phosphocaveolin-1 in cell adhesion and migration

Michelle M Hill1, Nadja Scherbakov2,3, Natalia Schiefermeier2

  • 1Institute for Molecular Bioscience, University of Queensland, Brisbane, 4072, Australia.

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