Microtubules are the only structural constituent of the spindle apparatus required for induction of cell cleavage

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 383-390

  Alsop, G Bradley ^a   Zhang, Dahong ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin filaments; Asters; Cleavage furrow; Cytokinesis; Microtubules

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIVISION; CELL STRUCTURE; GRASSHOPPER; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; METAPHASE; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOCYTE; TELOPHASE;

ANIMALS; CELL DIVISION; CHROMOSOME SEGREGATION; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GRASSHOPPERS; MALE; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MICROTUBULES; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; NOCODAZOLE; SPERMATOCYTES; TUBULIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0042490522     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200301073     Document Type: Article

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