Experimental Hematology
Volume 35, Issue 5 , Pages 724-734 , May 2007

Regulation of erythropoiesis by the neuronal transmembrane protein Lrfn2

  • Andres Castellanos

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cancer Research, CR-UK Centre for Cell and Molecular Biology, London, UK
    • Dr. Castellanos current address: Department de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Fac. Ciencies, Campus Bellaterra, Edifici C, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona 08030, Spain.
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  • Georgina Lang

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cancer Research, CR-UK Centre for Cell and Molecular Biology, London, UK
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  • Jonathan Frampton

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biomedical Research, The Medical School, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
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  • Kathleen Weston

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Cancer Research, CR-UK Centre for Cell and Molecular Biology, London, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationOffprint requests to: Kathleen Weston, Ph.D., Institute of Cancer Research, 237 Fulham Road, London SW3 6JB, UK

Received 28 September 2006 ,Revised 26 January 2007 ,Accepted 7 February 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.exphem.2007.02.004

Experimental Hematology
Volume 35, Issue 5 , Pages 724-734 , May 2007