Experimental Hematology
Volume 37, Issue 8 , Pages 979-989 , August 2009

Oncogenic Flt3 receptors display different specificity and kinetics of autophosphorylation

Received 19 December 2008 ,Revised 20 April 2009 ,Accepted 29 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.exphem.2009.05.008

Experimental Hematology
Volume 37, Issue 8 , Pages 979-989 , August 2009