Microtubule dynamics in mitotic spindle displayed by polarized light microscopy

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1603-1607

  Inoué, Shinya ^a   Oldenbourg, Rudolf ^a  

^a MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; DYNAMICS; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHASE CONTRAST MICROSCOPY; PLANT; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031869797     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.9.7.1603     Document Type: Review

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