Centrosome dynamics in early embryos of Caenorhabditis elegans

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 111, Issue 20, 1998, Pages 3027-3033

  Keating, Heather H ^a   White, John G ^a,b  

^a Laboratory of Molecular Biology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric cell division; Caenorhabditis elegans; Centrosome; Live imaging; Microtubule; Spindle alignment

Indexed keywords

RHODAMINE; TUBULIN;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL DIVISION; CENTROSOME; EMBRYO; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CELL DIVISION; CELL NUCLEUS; CENTROSOME; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERPHASE; MICROTUBULES; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; RHODAMINES; TUBULIN;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 0031768406     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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