Distinct morphological phenotypes of cell fusion mutants

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1395-1410

  Gammie, Alison E ^a   Brizzio, Valeria ^a   Rose, Mark D ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL FUSION; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL VACUOLE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST;

FUNGI;

EID: 0031867273     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.9.6.1395     Document Type: Article

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