Microtubule dynamics

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 14, 2001, Pages 2069-2084

  Valiron, O ^a   Caudron, N ^a   Job, D ^a  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

Dynamics; Microtubule associated proteins; Microtubules; Organization; Regulation

Indexed keywords

MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN; POLYMER; TUBULIN;

CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME TRANSLOCATION; EUKARYOTIC CELL; MICROTUBULE; MICROTUBULE ASSEMBLY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; OSCILLATION; REVIEW;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0035667263     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00000837     Document Type: Review

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