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Review
. 2009 Aug 1;122(Pt 15):2575-8.
doi: 10.1242/jcs.023879.

WASP and SCAR/WAVE proteins: the drivers of actin assembly

Alice Y Pollitt  1 , Robert H Insall
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Review

WASP and SCAR/WAVE proteins: the drivers of actin assembly

Alice Y Pollitt et al. J Cell Sci. .
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