Expression of ras-family genes in the cell cycle and during differentiation of the lower eukaryote Physarum polycephalum

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 197-202

  Fronk, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Cell cycle; Differentiation; Physarum polycephalum; rap; ras; Slime molds

Indexed keywords

CHONDROMYCES; EUKARYOTA; MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); MYXOGASTRIA; PHYSARUM POLYCEPHALUM;

MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; ONCOGENE RAS; PHYSARUM POLYCEPHALUM;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, RAS; PHYSARUM POLYCEPHALUM; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0032617149     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.1999_4197     Document Type: Article

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