Pathways of spindle pole formation: different mechanisms; conserved components.

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Published in J Cell Biol on September 08, 1997

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A Merdes1, D W Cleveland

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1: Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0660, USA.

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