Asymmetric Cell Division: A CAB Driver for Spindle Movements

Current Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 16, 2007, Pages

  Munro, Edwin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CELL DIVISION; CYTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MITOSIS SPINDLE; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SHORT SURVEY; UROCHORDATA;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; UROCHORDATA;

ASCIDIA; ASCIDIACEA;

EID: 34547882767     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.06.040     Document Type: Short Survey

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