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Combining RNAi and in vivo confocal microscopy analysis of the photoconvertible fluorescent protein Dendra2 to study a DNA repair protein

Gianluca Tell1 Department of Medical and Biological Sciences,University of Udine,Udine,ItalyView further author information
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Matteo Di Piazza2 Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne,Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research,Lausanne,SwitzerlandView further author information
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Malgorzata M. Kamocka3 Indiana University School of Medicine,Department of Medicine,Indiana Center for Biological Microscopy,Indianapolis,INView further author information
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Carlo Vascotto1 Department of Medical and Biological Sciences,University of Udine,Udine,ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 198-203 | Received 05 Jul 2013, Accepted 07 Sep 2013, Published online: 03 Apr 2018

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