Dynamic microtubules lead the way for spindle positioning

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 481-492

  Pearson, Chad G ^a   Bloom, Kerry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL FATE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL POLARITY; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL TYPE; CENTROSOME; CYTOSKELETON; GENOMICS; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINDLE POLE BODY;

ANIMALS; CENTROSOME; HUMANS; MICROTUBULES; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE PROTEINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 2942557125     PISSN: 14710072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrm1402     Document Type: Review

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