Microtubule dynamics and behavior during the assembly and disassembly of mammalian mitotic spindles

The mitotic apparatus is composed of a complex, seemingly chaotic, but wonderfully organized compilation of cytoskeletal elements and motor proteins. Its task is to assure that each daughter cell receives a single copy of the genome. Microtubules are the biological polymers that make up the bipolar...

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Main Author: Rusan, Nasser M
Language:ENG
Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2005
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Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3179920