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[Activity change of small GTPases Rac1 and Rab5 during phagocytosis]

Takeshi Nakamura, Masahiro Kitano, Michio Nakaya

    Tanpakushitsu Kakusan Koso. Protein, Nucleic Acid, Enzyme
    |November 25, 2010
    PubMed
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