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Review
. 1997 Mar 24;136(6):1165-8.
doi: 10.1083/jcb.136.6.1165.

Accelerating on a treadmill: ADF/cofilin promotes rapid actin filament turnover in the dynamic cytoskeleton

J A Theriot  1
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Accelerating on a treadmill: ADF/cofilin promotes rapid actin filament turnover in the dynamic cytoskeleton

J A Theriot. J Cell Biol. .
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