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Does the prepotential truly reflect the activation preceding the development of ventricular arrhythmias? J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol (2015) 1.08

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RNAi-mediated silencing of OsGEN-L (OsGEN-like), a new member of the RAD2/XPG nuclease family, causes male sterility by defect of microspore development in rice. Plant Cell Physiol (2005) 0.95

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Development of simple and efficient in Planta transformation method for wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) using Agrobacterium tumefaciens. J Biosci Bioeng (2006) 0.93

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Stearoyl-CoA desaturase-1 (SCD1) augments saturated fatty acid-induced lipid accumulation and inhibits apoptosis in cardiac myocytes. PLoS One (2012) 0.90