Asymmetrization of first cleavage by transient disassembly of one spindle pole aster in the leech Helobdella robusta

Developmental Biology

Volumn 292, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 103-115

  Ren, Xiaoyun ^a   Weisblat, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric cell division; Centrosome; Helobdella robusta; Mitotic spindle dynamics

Indexed keywords

BETA TUBULIN; GAMMA TUBULIN; NOCODAZOLE; PACLITAXEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTROSOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HELOBDELLA ROBUSTA; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEECH; METAPHASE; MITOSIS INDEX; MITOSIS SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; MICROTUBULE; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; HELOBDELLA ROBUSTA; HIRUDINIDA; TUBIFEX TUBIFEX;

ANIMALS; CLEAVAGE STAGE, OVUM; LEECHES; MICROTUBULES; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; NOCODAZOLE; PACLITAXEL;

EID: 33646456094     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2005.12.049     Document Type: Article

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