A requirement for Rho and Cdc42 during cytokinesis in Xenopus embryos

Current Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 12-23

  Drechsel, David N ^a   Hyman, Anthony A ^b   Hall, Alan ^a   Glotzer, Michael ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

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EID: 0031037187     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(06)00023-6     Document Type: Article

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