Maloriented bivalents have metaphase positions at the spindle equator with more kinetochore microtubules to one pole than to the other

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 5346-5355

  LaFountain Jr , James R ^a   Oldenbourg, Rudolf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL POLARITY; CENTROMERE; FLY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIQUID CRYSTAL; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; MICROSCOPE; MICROTUBULE; MITOSIS SPINDLE; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOCYTE;

ANIMALS; CELL POLARITY; DIPTERA; KINETOCHORES; MALE; MEIOSIS; METAPHASE; MICROTUBULES; MITOTIC SPINDLE APPARATUS; SPERMATOZOA;

TIPULIDAE;

EID: 9444274137     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E04-06-0524     Document Type: Article

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