In vitro approaches to study actin and microtubule dependent cell processes

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 152-158

  Moreau, Violaine ^a   Way, Michael ^a  

^a EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; MYOSIN;

ACTIN POLYMERIZATION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL SPREADING; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; CYTOKINESIS; CYTOSKELETON; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; XENOPUS;

EID: 0033040630     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(99)80019-2     Document Type: Article

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