Sister chromatid cohesion: The beginning of a long and beautiful relationship

Current Opinion in Cell Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 297-301

  Koshland, Douglas E ^a   Guacci, Vincent ^b  

^a HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE; CHROMOSOME STRUCTURE; DNA METABOLISM; DNA REPLICATION; HUMAN; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SISTER CHROMATID;

EID: 0034020066     PISSN: 09550674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0955-0674(00)00092-2     Document Type: Review

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