Microtubule dynamics: New surprises from an old MAP

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 15, 2003, Pages

  McNally, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; FUNGI;

EID: 0042200749     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(03)00524-4     Document Type: Review

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