Hyperoxidation of mitochondrial peroxiredoxin limits H2O2-induced cell death in yeast
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SUBMITTER: Mr. Gaetano Calabrese
PROVIDER: S-SCDT-EMBOJ-2019-101552 | biostudies-other |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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