Dynamic instability of microtubule growth

1984/11/01 by Tim Mitchison, Marc W. Kirschner, Marc Kirschner · 13 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Microtubule and mitosis dynamics #Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms #Protist diversity and phylogeny

paper · doi:10.1038/312237a0

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