Cells in tight spaces: The role of cell shape in cell function

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 191, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 233-236

  Shah, Jagesh V ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL DIVISION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STRUCTURE; CYTOPLASM; EUKARYOTIC FLAGELLUM; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

CELL DIVISION; CELL POLARITY; CELL SHAPE; CILIA; CYTOPLASM; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS;

EID: 77958460525     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201009048     Document Type: Note

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