Microtubule motors in spindle and chromosome motility

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 262, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 12-18

  Endow, Sharyn A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosome movement; Cytoplasmic dynein; Kinesin related microtubule motor proteins; Microtubules; Spindle assembly

Indexed keywords

DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; KINESIN;

CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME; HUMAN; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; CHROMOSOMES; HUMANS; KINESIN; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS;

EID: 0033563155     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1432-1327.1999.00339.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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