Chapter 18 Methods for Isolating and Analyzing Mitotic Mutants in Aspergillus nidulans

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn 61, Issue C, 1998, Pages 347-368

  Oakley, Berl R ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MITOSIS; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CULTURE MEDIA; MITOSIS; MUTATION;

EID: 0032622506     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-679X(08)61989-5     Document Type: Article

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