Reverse Fountain Flow of Phosphatidylinositol-3,4-Bisphosphate Polarizes Migrating Cells
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SUBMITTER: Ms. Xiaoguang Li
PROVIDER: S-SCDT-EMBOJ-2020-105094 | biostudies-other |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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