Isolation and phenotypic characterization of Chlamydomonas mutants defective in cytokinesis

Cell Structure and Function

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-5

  Hirono, Masafumi ^a   Yoda, Akinori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basal body; Chlamydomonas; Cleavage furrow; Cytokinesis; DAPI staining

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CELL FUSION; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CYTOKINESIS; FLAGELLUM; MICROSCOPY; MUTAGENESIS; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHLAMYDOMONAS; INSECTA;

EID: 0030971336     PISSN: 03867196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1247/csf.22.1     Document Type: Article

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