Actin is a constituent of the nuclear matrix and chromosome scaffold in Physarum polycephalum

Acta Botanica Sinica

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 691-696

  Zeng, Xian Lu ^a   Jiao, Ming Da ^a   Wang, Xiao Guang ^b   Hao, Shui ^a  

^a NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Changchun Normal College   (China)

Author keywords

Actin; Chromosome scaffold; Nuclear matrix; Physarum polycephalum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040346644     PISSN: 05777496     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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