Targeting of c-myc and beta-globin coding sequences to cytoskeletal-bound polysomes by c-myc 3' untranslated region.
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SUBMITTER: Hesketh J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1137994 | biostudies-other | 1994 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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