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Microtubule Based Motor Proteins

Kinesins and Dyneins

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Gupta, G.S. (2005). Microtubule Based Motor Proteins. In: Proteomics of Spermatogenesis. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-27655-6_9

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