Cytochalasin J affects chromosome congression and spindle microtubule organization in PtK1 cells

Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 245-257

  Snyder, Judith A ^a   Cohen, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

actin; cytochalasin; microfilaments; microtubules; mitosis; mitotic apparatus

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CYTOCHALASIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MICROFILAMENT; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL;

ACTINS; ANAPHASE; ANIMAL; CELL LINE; CHROMOSOMES; CYTOCHALASINS; FLUORESCENT DYES; MARSUPIALIA; METAPHASE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, INTERFERENCE; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; MICROTUBULES; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; NUCLEAR ENVELOPE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; LAMIINAE;

EID: 0028885988     PISSN: 08861544     EISSN: 10970169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cm.970320402     Document Type: Article

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