Kinetochore fiber maturation in PtK1 cells and its implications for the mechanisms of chromosome congression and anaphase onset

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 137, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1567-1580

  McEwen, Bruce F ^a,b   Heagle, Amy B ^a   Cassels, Grisel O ^a   Buttle, Karolyn F ^a   Rieder, Conly L ^a,b  

^a WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAPHASE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; METAPHASE; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANAPHASE; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CHROMOSOMES; KINETOCHORES; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030981660     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.137.7.1567     Document Type: Article

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