A model of the microtubule-kinesin complex based on electron cryomicroscopy and X-ray crystallography

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 191-198

  Kozielski, Frank ^a   Arnal, Isabelle ^a   Wade, Richard H ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE BIOLOGIE STRUCTURALE   (France)

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ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0032509950     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(98)70083-1     Document Type: Article

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