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  1. Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnologies, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy

    Chiara Allocca

  2. Institute of Experimental Endocrinology and Oncology (IEOS), CNR, Naples, Italy

    Maria Domenica Castellone

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    Sangdun Choi

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Allocca, C., Castellone, M.D. (2018). Ephrin Receptor A2. In: Choi, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67199-4_101649

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