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SARM1 (Sterile Alpha and TIR Motif-Containing Protein 1)

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Chen, CY., Hsueh, YP. (2018). SARM1 (Sterile Alpha and TIR Motif-Containing Protein 1). In: Choi, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67199-4_101818

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