Molecular characterization of four members of the α-tubulin gene family of the bermuda land crab Gecarcinus lateralis

Journal of Experimental Zoology

Volumn 278, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 63-77

  Varadaraj, K ^a,b   Kumari, S Sindhu ^a,b   Skinner, Dorothy M ^a,b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031172892     PISSN: 0022104X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-010X(19970601)278:2<63::AID-JEZ1>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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