Mechanisms of spindle positioning: cortical force generators in the limelight.

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• Publication year

  2013

• Venue

  Current Opinion in Cell Biology

• Publication date

  2013-12-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1016/j.ceb.2013.07.008PMID 23958212
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