The fission yeast microtubule cytoskeleton

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1603-1612

  Hagan, Iain M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Microtubule; Mitosis; Schizosaccharomyces pombe; SPB

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE; CYTOSKELETON; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

CYTOSKELETON; MICROTUBULES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES;

EUKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES POMBE; SACCHAROMYCETALES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0031850549     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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