The Ran GTPase regulates mitotic spindle assembly

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 481-484

  Kalab, Petr ^a   Pu, Robert T ^b   Dasso, Mary ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033528994     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80213-9     Document Type: Article

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