Mammalian centromeres: DNA sequence, protein composition, and role in cell cycle progression

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 246, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 249-262

  Craig, J M ^a   Earnshaw, W C ^a   Vagnarelli, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; CELL CULTURE; CELL CYCLE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CENTROMERE; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033080446     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/excr.1998.4278     Document Type: Review

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