Kinetochore composition, formation, and organization

The Kinetochore: From Molecular Discoveries to Cancer Therapy

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 133-191

  Fukagawa, Tatsuo ^a   De Wulf, Peter ^b  

^a GRADUATE UNIVERSITY FOR ADVANCED STUDIES   (Japan)

^b EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-69076-6_6     Document Type: Chapter

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