Commentary on Some thoughts about microtubules and cell polarity in fission yeast

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 224-230

  Sawin, Kenneth E ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL POLARITY; CELL SHAPE; FUNGUS GROWTH; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; CYTOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

FUNGI; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

FUNGAL PROTEIN;

CELL POLARITY; FUNGAL PROTEINS; MICROTUBULES; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES;

EID: 0032828293     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.1999.1137     Document Type: Editorial

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