Cytokinesis without myosin II

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 126-132

  Gerisch, Günther ^a   Weber, Igor ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MYOSIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; CYTOKINESIS; DICTYOSTELIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

DICTYOSTELIUM; MAMMALIA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCETALES;

EID: 0033977089     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(99)00066-6     Document Type: Review

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