The Role of Ral GTPases in Human Oncogenic Transformation
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The Role of Ral GTPases in Human Oncogenic Transformation by Sameer H. Issaq Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Christopher Counter, Supervisor ___________________________ Ann Marie Pendergast ___________________________ Christopher Nicchitta ___________________________ Christopher Kontos ___________________________ Tso-Pang Yao An abstract of a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology in the Graduate School of Duke University 2009 Copyright by Sameer H. Issaq 2009
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تاریخ انتشار 2009