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Chu, M.L.H., Eyers, P.A. (2018). Monopolar Spindle 1 (Mps1). In: Choi, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67199-4_576

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