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Commentary

Molecular motors: A traffic cop within?

M. A. Welte Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, 14627 E-mail: [email protected]
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S. P. Gross Department of Developmental and Cell Biology, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California, 92697
Pages 178-182 | Received 18 Jun 2008, Accepted 19 Jun 2008, Published online: 07 Sep 2010

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