Myosin II function in non-muscle cells

BioEssays

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 179-182

  Maciver, Sutherland K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3 BUTANEDIONE; DIACETYL OXIME; DRUG DERIVATIVE; MYOSIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CELL DIVISION; CELL MOTION; CELL SIZE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CELL DIVISION; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL SIZE; DIACETYL; HUMANS; MYOSINS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030111475     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950180304     Document Type: Article

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