Fol. Biol. 2014, 60, 95-107
https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2014060030095
Rho GTPase Rac1: Molecular Switch within the Galectin Network and for N-Glycan α2,6-Sialylation/O-Glycan Core 1 Sialylation in Colon Cancer in Vitro
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