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Research Article

Molecular Cloning and Sequencing of the Human Heme-regulated Eukaryotic Initiation Factor 2 Alpha (eIF-2 Alpha) Kinase from Bone Marrow Culture

Takeshi Omasa Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester, 206 Gavett Hall, Rochester, New York 14627-0166, USA
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Yi-Guang Chen Department of Pathology, University of Rochester, 206 Gavett Hall, Rochester, New York 14627-0166, USA
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Athanasios Mantalaris Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester, 206 Gavett Hall, Rochester, New York 14627-0166, USA
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Ying-Chuech Tsai Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester, 206 Gavett Hall, Rochester, New York 14627-0166, USA
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J.H. David Wu Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Rochester, 206 Gavett Hall, Rochester, New York 14627-0166, USA
Pages 133-137 | Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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