Cell Division: Breaking Up Is Easy to Do

Current Biology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Chen, Irene A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL CYCLE PROTEIN;

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL DIVISION; CELL MEMBRANE; CYTOLOGY; EVOLUTION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

BACTERIA; CELL CYCLE PROTEINS; CELL DIVISION; CELL MEMBRANE; EVOLUTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 65349192825     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.03.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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