VINBLASTINE PRODUCES UNIAXIAL, BIREFRINGENT CRYSTALS IN STARFISH OOCYTES
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Cell Biology
سال: 1969
ISSN: 1540-8140,0021-9525
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.42.2.596