Towards a molecular understanding of cytokinesis

Trends in Cell Biology

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 228-237

  Robinson, Douglas N ^a   Spudich, James A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MYOSIN; PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; PROTEIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; CYTOKINESIS; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; MITOSIS;

EID: 0034212988     PISSN: 09628924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0962-8924(00)01747-5     Document Type: Review

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