Mitotic spindle assembly and function

Plant Cell Monographs

Volumn 9, Issue , 2007, Pages 141-167

  Ambrose, J Christian ^a   Cyr, Richard ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 36549010828     PISSN: 18611370     EISSN: 18611362     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/7089_2007_126     Document Type: Article

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