A novel MAP kinase regulates flagellar length in Chlamydomonas

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 13, 2003, Pages 1145-1149

  Berman, Steven A ^a   Wilson, Nedra F ^a   Haas, Nancy A ^a   Lefebvre, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; EUKARYOTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0038158086     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(03)00415-9     Document Type: Article

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