XMAP230 is required for the organization of cortical microtubules and patterning of the dorsoventral axis in fertilized Xenopus eggs

Developmental Biology

Volumn 205, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 275-286

  Cha, Byeong Jik ^a   Gard, David L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cortical rotation; MAPs; Microtubule associated proteins; Pattern formation

Indexed keywords

MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO AXIS; EMBRYO PATTERN FORMATION; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; XENOPUS;

ANIMALIA; ASTER;

EID: 0033555426     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.1998.9123     Document Type: Article

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