Rho GTPases-emerging regulators of glucose homeostasis and metabolic health

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Rho GTPases-emerging regulators of glucose homeostasis and metabolic health. / Møller, Lisbeth Liliendal Valbjørn; Klip, Amira; Sylow, Lykke.

In: Cells, Vol. 8, No. 5, 434, 2019.

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Møller, LLV, Klip, A & Sylow, L 2019, 'Rho GTPases-emerging regulators of glucose homeostasis and metabolic health', Cells, vol. 8, no. 5, 434. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells8050434

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Møller, L. L. V., Klip, A., & Sylow, L. (2019). Rho GTPases-emerging regulators of glucose homeostasis and metabolic health. Cells, 8(5), [434]. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells8050434

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Møller LLV, Klip A, Sylow L. Rho GTPases-emerging regulators of glucose homeostasis and metabolic health. Cells. 2019;8(5). 434. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells8050434

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Møller, Lisbeth Liliendal Valbjørn ; Klip, Amira ; Sylow, Lykke. / Rho GTPases-emerging regulators of glucose homeostasis and metabolic health. In: Cells. 2019 ; Vol. 8, No. 5.

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