The Ubiquitin System: from Cell Signalling to Disease Biology and New Therapeutic Opportunities

Overview

Journal Cell Death Differ

Specialty Cell Biology

Date 2021 Jan 15

PMID 33446876

Citations 78

Authors

Rune Busk Damgaard

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