Mutations in centrosomin reveal requirements for centrosomal function during early Drosophila embryogenesis

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 16, 1999, Pages 889-898

  Vaizel Ohayon, Dalit ^a   Schejter, Eyal D ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INSECTA; MELANOGASTER; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0033606965     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80393-5     Document Type: Article

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