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Publisher Correction: A cdk1 gradient guides surface contraction waves in oocytes.
Johanna Bischof1, Christoph A Brand2, Kálmán Somogyi1
1Cell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), Meyerhofstrasse 1, 69117, Heidelberg, Germany.
Nature Communications
|January 12, 2018
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This article has been corrected. The original version contained an incorrect Supplementary Information file, which was replaced on October 24, 2017.
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- Correction to a published article.
Background:
- The original publication contained an error in the supplementary information provided.
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- To correct the scientific record by replacing the erroneous supplementary file.
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- The incorrect supplementary information file was identified and removed.
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- The correct supplementary information file was published on October 24, 2017.
Conclusions:
- The article now accurately reflects the intended supplementary data.
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