The protein import motor of mitochondria
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Neupert, W., & Brunner, M. (2002). The protein import motor of mitochondria. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 3(8), 555–565.

Authors 2
  1. Walter Neupert (first)
  2. Michael Brunner (additional)
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@article{Neupert_2002, title={The protein import motor of mitochondria}, volume={3}, ISSN={1471-0080}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrm878}, DOI={10.1038/nrm878}, number={8}, journal={Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Neupert, Walter and Brunner, Michael}, year={2002}, month=aug, pages={555–565} }