Abnormal micronuclear telomeres lead to an unusual cell cycle checkpoint and defects in Tetrahymena oral morphogenesis

Eukaryotic Cell

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1712-1723

  Kirk, Karen E ^a   Christ, Christina ^a   McGuire, Jennifer M ^a   Paul, Arun G ^a   Vahedi, Mithaq ^a   Stuart, Kathleen R ^b   Cole, Eric S ^b  

^a LAKE FOREST COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ST OLAF COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL CYCLE; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; GERMLINE MICRONUCLEUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUTH; TELOMERE; TETRAHYMENA;

ANIMALS; CELL CYCLE; MICRONUCLEUS, GERMLINE; MORPHOGENESIS; MOUTH; TELOMERE; TETRAHYMENA;

PROTOZOA; TETRAHYMENA; TETRAHYMENA THERMOPHILA;

EID: 54249114163     PISSN: 15359778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/EC.00393-07     Document Type: Article

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