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Rin (Ras-Like Protein in Neurons)

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This work was supported by Public Health Service grant NS045103 from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and 2P20 RR020171 from the National Center for Research Resources.

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Cai, W., Rudolph, J.L., Andres, D.A. (2012). Rin (Ras-Like Protein in Neurons). In: Choi, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0461-4_122

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