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Myosin light chain phosphatase: subunit composition, interactions and regulation

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  1. Muscle Biology Group, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, 85721, USA

    David J. Hartshorne

  2. First Department of Internal Medicine, Mie University School of Medicine, Tsu, Mie, 514, Japan

    Masaaki Ito

  3. Department of Medical Chemistry, University Medical School of Debrecen, Debrecen, H-4026, Hungary

    Ferenc Erdo¨di

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Hartshorne, D.J., Ito, M. & Erdo¨di, F. Myosin light chain phosphatase: subunit composition, interactions and regulation. J Muscle Res Cell Motil 19, 325–341 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005385302064

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