Essential functions of DNA topoisomerase I in Drosophila melanogaster

Developmental Biology

Volumn 222, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-40

  Zhang, Claire X ^a   Chen, Alice D ^a   Gettel, Nancy J ^a   Hsieh, Tao Shih ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromosome condensation and segregation; DNA topoisomerase I; Drosophila melanogaster; Embryogenesis; Oogenesis

Indexed keywords

DNA TOPOISOMERASE;

ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHROMOSOME CONDENSATION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ZYGOTE;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0034212507     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/dbio.2000.9704     Document Type: Article

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