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Enlarged dysmorphic lysosomes in an established beige (C57BL/6J;bg J/bg J) mouse mutant fibroblast line: A reversible characteristic

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  1. Department of Biology, Clark University, 01610, Worcester, Massachusetts

    Timothy A. Lyerla

  2. Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, 55 Lake Avenue North, 01655, Worcester, Massachusetts

    Joan-Beth Gow

  3. Division of Viral Pathogenesis, Beth-Israel Hospital, RE113, 02215, Boston, Massachusetts

    Shabnam Lainwala

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Gow, JB., Lyerla, T.A. & Lainwala, S. Enlarged dysmorphic lysosomes in an established beige (C57BL/6J;bg J/bg J) mouse mutant fibroblast line: A reversible characteristic. In Vitro Cell.Dev.Biol.-Animal 32, 457–461 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02723046

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