Asymmetrically distributed C. elegans Homologs of AGS3/PINS control spindle position in the early embryo

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1029-1037

  Gotta, Monica ^a,c   Dong, Yan ^a   Peterson, Yuri K ^b   Lanier, Stephen M ^b   Ahringer, Julie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b LA Stt Univ Hlth Sciences Center ^*  (United States)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; RICKETTSIA SP. PAR;

EID: 0037665297     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(03)00371-3     Document Type: Article

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