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Pavan, I.C.B., Silva, F.R., Morelli, A.P., Simabuco, F.M. (2016). S6K (S6 Kinase). In: Choi, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Signaling Molecules. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6438-9_101816-1

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