The dynactin complex is required for cleavage plane specification in early Caenorhabditis elegans embryos

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 20, 1998, Pages 1110-1117

  Skop, Ahna R ^a   White, John G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 0032497694     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(98)70465-8     Document Type: Article

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