Regulation of Golgi structure through heterotrimeric G proteins

C Jamora1, P A Takizawa, R F Zaarour

  • 1Department of Biology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla 92093-0347, USA.

Cell
|December 11, 1997
PubMed

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