DOI: 10.1038/312237a0. Dynamic instability of microtubule growth

Dynamic instability of microtubule growth

10.1038/312237a0

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Mitchison, T., & Kirschner, M. (1984). Dynamic instability of microtubule growth. Nature, 312(5991), 237â242.

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Tim Mitchison (first)
Marc Kirschner (additional)

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