Microtubule dynamics and tubulin interacting proteins

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 52-56

  Walczak, Claire E ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINESIN; PROTEIN; TUBULIN;

INTERPHASE; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS; MITOSIS SPINDLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW;

EID: 0033965785     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(99)00056-3     Document Type: Review

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