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Tsoukas, C.D., Grasis, J.A., Browne, C.D., Ching, K.A. (2006). Inducible T Cell Tyrosine Kinase (ITK): Structural Requirements and Actin Polymerization. In: Tsoukas, C. (eds) Lymphocyte Signal Transduction. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 584. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-34132-3_3
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