Mitotic DNA damage and replication checkpoints in yeast

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 749-758

  Rhind, Nicholas ^a   Russell, Paul ^a  

^a SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE G2 PHASE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA REPLICATION; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; YEAST CELL;

SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCETACEAE;

EID: 0031743256     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(98)80118-X     Document Type: Article

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