The metaphase-to-anaphase transition: Avoiding a mid-life crisis

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 800-806

  Cohen Fix, Orna ^a   Koshland, Douglas ^a  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLINE;

ANAPHASE; CELL CYCLE; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; METAPHASE; MITOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0030725324     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(97)80080-4     Document Type: Article

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