Caenorhabditis elegans TAC-1 and ZYG-9 form a complex that is essential for long astral and spindle microtubules

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 17, 2003, Pages 1506-1511

  Srayko, Martin ^a   Quintin, Sophie ^a   Schwager, Anne ^a   Hyman, Anthony A ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY AND GENETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAENORHABDITIS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 0042921206     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(03)00597-9     Document Type: Article

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