Accessory protein regulation of microtubule dynamics throughout the cell cycle

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 134-141

  Cassimeris, Lynne ^a  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; TUBULIN;

CELL CYCLE; DYNAMICS; MICROTUBULE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MITOSIS; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033005733     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(99)80017-9     Document Type: Article

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