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Activin receptor ALK4 promotes adipose tissue hyperplasia by suppressing differentiation of adipocyte precursors

Lee, Ee-Soo, Tingqing Guo, Raj Kamal Srivastava, Assim Shabbir and Carlos F. Ibáñez. 2023. Activin receptor ALK4 promotes adipose tissue hyperplasia by suppressing differentiation of adipocyte precursors. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 299(1), 102716. https://doi.org/10.1016j.jbc.2022.102716  

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