The p48 DNA-binding subunit of transcription factor PTF1 is a new exocrine pancreas-specific basic helix-loop-helix protein.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The EMBO Journal
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0261-4189
DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00806.x