Cytochalasin D and latrunculin affect chromosome behaviour during meiosis in crane-fly spermatocytes

Chromosome Research

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 533-550

  Forer, Arthur ^a   Pickett Heaps, Jeremy D ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaphase; Chromesome movements; Chromosome attachment; Spindle actin; Spindle fibres

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CYTOCHALASIN D;

ANAPHASE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIVISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; INSECT; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE CHROMOSOME; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOCYTE;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA; TIPULIDAE;

EID: 0031732458     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009224322399     Document Type: Article

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