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NR4A2 (Nuclear Receptor subfamily 4, Group a, Member 2)

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  1. Institute of Genetics and Biophysics “Adriano Buzzati Traverso”, CNR, Naples, Italy

    Floriana Volpicelli & Umberto di Porzio

  2. Department of Pharmacy, University of Naples Federico II, Via Domenico Montesano, 49, 80131, Naples, Italy

    Floriana Volpicelli

  3. Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Pathology, Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, Second University of Naples, Caserta, Italy

    Luca Colucci-D’Amato

  4. Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Seconda Università di Napoli, Caserta, Italy

    Luca Colucci-D’Amato

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Volpicelli, F., di Porzio, U., Colucci-D’Amato, L. (2016). NR4A2 (Nuclear Receptor subfamily 4, Group a, Member 2). In: Choi, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6438-9_101617-1

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