Chromosome fragments possessing only one kinetochore can congress to the spindle equator

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 136, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 229-240

  Khodjakov, Alexey ^a   Cole, Richard W ^a   McEwen, Bruce F ^a,b   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; CELL ADHESION; CELL CYCLE S PHASE; CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME REPLICATION; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; METAPHASE; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SISTER CHROMATID; SPINDLE CELL;

ANAPHASE; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CHROMATIDS; CHROMOSOMES; KINETOCHORES; MACROPODIDAE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MITOSIS; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031046877     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.136.2.229     Document Type: Article

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