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spellingShingle De Benedetti, A, Rhoads, R E, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Overexpression of eukaryotic protein synthesis initiation factor 4E in HeLa cells results in aberrant growth and morphology., Multidisciplinary
title Overexpression of eukaryotic protein synthesis initiation factor 4E in HeLa cells results in aberrant growth and morphology.
title_full Overexpression of eukaryotic protein synthesis initiation factor 4E in HeLa cells results in aberrant growth and morphology.
title_fullStr Overexpression of eukaryotic protein synthesis initiation factor 4E in HeLa cells results in aberrant growth and morphology.
title_full_unstemmed Overexpression of eukaryotic protein synthesis initiation factor 4E in HeLa cells results in aberrant growth and morphology.
title_short Overexpression of eukaryotic protein synthesis initiation factor 4E in HeLa cells results in aberrant growth and morphology.
title_sort overexpression of eukaryotic protein synthesis initiation factor 4e in hela cells results in aberrant growth and morphology.
title_unstemmed Overexpression of eukaryotic protein synthesis initiation factor 4E in HeLa cells results in aberrant growth and morphology.
topic Multidisciplinary
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