Both microtubules and microfilaments mutually control the distribution of mitochondria in two-cell embryos of golden hamsters

Journal of Mammalian Ova Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 120-125

  Kabashima, Katsuya ^a,b   Matsuzaki, Masatoshi ^b   Suzuki, Hiroyuki ^b  

^a IWATE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hamster embryos; Microfilaments; Microtubules; Mitochondria

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009645786     PISSN: 13417738     EISSN: 13475878     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1274/jmor.24.120     Document Type: Article

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