Cell polarity: Par for the polar course

Current Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 1997, Pages

  Nelson, W J ^a   Grindstaff, K K ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; MAMMALIA; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 0031240041     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(06)00282-x     Document Type: Review

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