Mammalian neutral sphingomyelinases: regulation and roles in cell signaling responses.

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Published in Neuromolecular Med on June 16, 2010

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Bill X Wu1, Christopher J Clarke, Yusuf A Hannun

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1: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, 173 Ashley Ave., Charleston, SC 29425, USA.

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