Focusing on spindle poles

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 111, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1477-1481

  Compton, Duane A ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Microtubule; Microtubule motor; Mitosis; Spindle; Spindle pole

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTROSOME; MICROSCOPY; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS SPINDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MEIOSIS; MICROTUBULES; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS;

EID: 0031809137     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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