S-phase and DNA-damage checkpoints: A tale of two yeasts

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 781-787

  Stewart, Elspeth ^a   Enoch, Tamar ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE S PHASE; DNA DAMAGE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0030561435     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(96)80078-0     Document Type: Article

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