The centrosome in early drosophila embryogenesis

Current Topics in Developmental Biology

Volumn 49, Issue , 1999, Pages 409-447

  Rothwell, W F ^a   Sullivan, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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ANIMAL; ANIMAL EMBRYO; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CENTROSOME; DROSOPHILA; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CENTROSOME; DROSOPHILA; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN;

EID: 0034565032     PISSN: 00702153     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0070-2153(99)49020-9     Document Type: Review

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