CRABP1-complexes in exosome secretion

Jennifer Nhieu1, Chin-Wen Wei1, Megan Ludwig1

  • 1Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, 6-120 Jackson Hall, 321 Church St. SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.

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