Conjugation in S. pombe: Identification of a microtubule-organising centre, a requirement for microtubules and a role for Mad2

Current Biology

Volumn 8, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 963-966

  Petersen, Janni ^a   Heitz, Molly J ^b   Hagan, Iain M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 0032572709     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(98)70397-5     Document Type: Article

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