Role of the cytoskeleton during early development

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Imaging Cell Shape Change in Living Drosophila Embryos
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Imaging Cell Shape Change in Living Drosophila Embryos

Published on: March 30, 2011

W M Bement1, G I Gallicano, D G Capco

  • 1Department of Zoology, Arizona State University, Tempe 85287-1501.

Microscopy Research and Technique
|June 15, 1992
PubMed

Keywords:
cellular architecturedevelopmental biologymicrotubule transportcortical domains

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