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Response to “Concerns regarding Baksa et al., Cell Molec. Life Sci., 2019.” by Edgar Garcia-Rill and Francisco J. Urbano (CMLS-D-18-0156R1)

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Pal, B. Response to “Concerns regarding Baksa et al., Cell Molec. Life Sci., 2019.” by Edgar Garcia-Rill and Francisco J. Urbano (CMLS-D-18-0156R1). Cell. Mol. Life Sci. 76, 4583–4587 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-019-03308-w

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