Dynein and dynactin are localized to astral microtubules and at cortical sites in mitotic epithelial cells

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 541-544

  Busson, Sylvie ^a   Dujardin, Denis ^a   Moreau, Anne ^a   Dompierre, Jim ^a   De Mey, Jan R ^a  

^a INSTITUT JACQUES MONOD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; RUMEX;

EID: 0032560079     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(98)70208-8     Document Type: Article

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