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Ha Eun Kim1, Taejoon Kwon2,3, Hyo Jung Sim1

  • 1Department of Biological Sciences, College of Infaormation-Bio Convergence Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, Republic of Korea.

Animal Cells and Systems
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TRAP1Xenopuskidneymuscle

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