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Fol. Biol. 2007, 53, 1-6

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2007053010001

Transcription Protein STAT1: Biology and Relation to Cancer

L. Adámková, K. Součková, Jan Kovařík

Department of Experimental Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Brno, Czech Republic

Received December 2006
Accepted January 2007

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