Centrosome-microtubule nucleation

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 295-300

  Pereira, Gislene ^a   Schiebel, Elmar ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Tubulin; Microtubule nucleation; MTOC; Spc98p; Tub4p

Indexed keywords

TUBULIN;

CELL TYPE; CENTROSOME; MICROTUBULE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MITOSIS; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; CENTROSOME; FUNGI; MICROTUBULES; TUBULIN;

EID: 0031050544     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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