Microtubule-based motor function in mitosis

Current Opinion in Structural Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 268-274

  Heald, Rebecca ^a   Walczak, Claire E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN;

CENTROMERE; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; MICROTUBULE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MITOSIS; MITOSIS SPINDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033117833     PISSN: 0959440X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-440X(99)80037-2     Document Type: Article

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