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Degradation of maternal string mRNA is controlled by proteins encoded on maternally contributed transcripts

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Degradation of maternal string mRNA is controlled by proteins encoded on maternally contributed transcripts. / Myers, Fiona; Francis-Lang, H.; Newbury, S.

In: Mechanisms of Development, Vol. 51, No. 2-3, 1995, p. 217-226.

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Myers, F, Francis-Lang, H & Newbury, S 1995, 'Degradation of maternal string mRNA is controlled by proteins encoded on maternally contributed transcripts', Mechanisms of Development, vol. 51, no. 2-3, pp. 217-226. https://doi.org/10.1016/0925-4773(95)00366-5

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Myers, F., Francis-Lang, H., & Newbury, S. (1995). Degradation of maternal string mRNA is controlled by proteins encoded on maternally contributed transcripts. Mechanisms of Development, 51(2-3), 217-226. https://doi.org/10.1016/0925-4773(95)00366-5

Vancouver

Myers F, Francis-Lang H, Newbury S. Degradation of maternal string mRNA is controlled by proteins encoded on maternally contributed transcripts. Mechanisms of Development. 1995;51(2-3):217-226. https://doi.org/10.1016/0925-4773(95)00366-5

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Myers, Fiona ; Francis-Lang, H. ; Newbury, S. / Degradation of maternal string mRNA is controlled by proteins encoded on maternally contributed transcripts. In: Mechanisms of Development. 1995 ; Vol. 51, No. 2-3. pp. 217-226.

Bibtex

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