Cytochalasin B and taxol modulate cell surface ultrastructure in hydra

Current Science

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 568-574

  Chaugule, Bhagyashri ^a   Ghaskadbi, Saroj S ^b   Patwardhan, Vidya ^a   Ghaskadbi, Surendra ^a  

^a AGHARKAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

Author keywords

Cell surface architecture; Cytochalasin B; Hydra; Scanning electron microscopy; Taxol

Indexed keywords

COELENTERATA; HYDRA;

EID: 33644907239     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: 00113891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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