Evidence that kinetochore fibre microtubules shorten predominantly at the pole in anaphase flea-beetle spermatocytes

Chromosome Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 151-163

  Forer, Arthur ^a   Wilson, Paula J ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immunofluorescence; Mitosis; PacMan; Spindle matrix; Traction fibre

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; TUBULIN;

ANAPHASE; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CENTROMERE; DEPOLYMERIZATION; MALE; METAPHASE; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX CHROMOSOME; SPERMATOCYTE; STAIN;

ANAPHASE; ANIMALS; BEETLES; KINETOCHORES; MALE; METAPHASE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MICROSCOPY, PHASE-CONTRAST; MICROTUBULES; SEX CHROMOSOMES; SPERMATOCYTES; TUBULIN;

ALTICINI; ANIMALIA; ARACHNIDA; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 0034030575     PISSN: 09673849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009298620707     Document Type: Article

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