Untangling the role of DNA topoisomerase II in mitotic chromosome structure and function

BioEssays

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 97-99

  Warburton, Peter E ^a   Earnshaw, William C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031081432     PISSN: 02659247     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bies.950190203     Document Type: Article

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