Structural and functional diversity in the neuronal microtubules of Caenorhabditis elegans

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1982, Pages 15-23

  Chalfie, Martin ^a,b   Thomson, J Nichol ^a  

^a MRC LABORATORY OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INVERTEBRATE; MICROTUBULE; NERVE CELL; NERVOUS SYSTEM; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; BENZIMIDAZOLES; CAENORHABDITIS; CARBAMATES; CILIA; COLCHICINE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROTUBULES; NEURONS; NOCODAZOLE; PODOPHYLLOTOXIN; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TEMPERATURE; VINBLASTINE;

EID: 0020061796     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 15408140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.93.1.15     Document Type: Article

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