Patterns of microtubule assembly in taxol-treated early Drosophila embryo

Cell Motility and the Cytoskeleton

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 300-307

  Callaini, Giuliano ^a   Riparbelli, Maria Giovanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic heterogeneity; Mitosis; Taxol induced asters

Indexed keywords

PACLITAXEL; TUBULIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN POLYMORPHISM;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MICROTUBULES; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; PACLITAXEL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030838423     PISSN: 08861544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0169(1997)37:4<300::AID-CM2>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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