Oocyte patterning: Dynein and kinesin, Inc.

Current Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 23, 2002, Pages

  Cohen, Robert S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 0036898534     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(02)01310-6     Document Type: Review

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