Chapter 11 Micromanipulation of Chromosomes and Spindles in Insect Spermatocytes

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn 61, Issue C, 1998, Pages 209-218

  Zhang, Dahong ^a   Nicklas, R Bruce ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CHROMOSOME; GENETICS; INSECT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROMANIPULATION; MITOSIS SPINDLE; REVIEW; SPERMATOCYTE;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES; INSECTS; MALE; MICROMANIPULATION; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; SPERMATOCYTES;

EID: 0032614993     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-679X(08)61982-2     Document Type: Article

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