Mammalian spindle orientation and position respond to changes in cell shape in a dynein-dependent fashion

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1765-1774

  O'Connell, Christopher B ^a   Wang, Yu Li ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; NOCODAZOLE;

ANAPHASE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SHAPE; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINESIS; EPITHELIUM CELL; MAMMAL CELL; METAPHASE; MICROINJECTION; MICROMANIPULATION; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0034026122     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.11.5.1765     Document Type: Article

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