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LGR4 (Leucine-Rich Repeat G-Protein Coupled Receptor 4)

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This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81330010, 81390354) and American Diabetes Association grant #1-13-BS-225.

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    Shiying Liu, Yue Yin & Weizhen Zhang

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-0346, USA

    Weizhen Zhang

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Liu, S., Yin, Y., Zhang, W. (2016). LGR4 (Leucine-Rich Repeat G-Protein Coupled Receptor 4). In: Choi, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6438-9_101612-1

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