Chromosome cohesion and separation: From men and molecules

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages

  Uhlmann, Frank ^a  

^a THE FRANCIS CRICK INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE PROTEIN; COHESINS; FUNGAL PROTEIN; NONHISTONE PROTEIN; NUCLEAR PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; SEPARASE;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL CYCLE; CHROMATID; GENETICS; HUMAN; MEIOSIS; METABOLISM; MITOSIS SPINDLE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CHROMATIDS; CHROMOSOMAL PROTEINS, NON-HISTONE; ENDOPEPTIDASES; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; MEIOSIS; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; MODELS, GENETIC; NUCLEAR PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0037311943     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(03)00039-3     Document Type: Review

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