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Net1 (Neuroepithelial Cell Transforming Gene 1 Protein)

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Frost, J.A. (2018). Net1 (Neuroepithelial Cell Transforming Gene 1 Protein). In: Choi, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67199-4_554

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