TAC-1 and ZYG-9 form a complex that promotes microtubule assembly in C. elegans embryos

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 1488-1498

  Bellanger, Jean Michel ^a   Gönczy, Pierre ^a  

^a SWISS INST FOR EXP CANCER RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 0042420427     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(03)00582-7     Document Type: Article

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