Microtubule guidance tested through controlled cell geometry
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Microtubule guidance tested through controlled cell geometry.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cell Science
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1477-9137,0021-9533
DOI: 10.1242/jcs.110494