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. 1973 Oct 1;59(1):228–233. doi: 10.1083/jcb.59.1.228

MICROFILAMENTS IN THE POLAR LOBE CONSTRICTION OF FERTILIZED EGGS OF ILYANASSA OBSOLETA

Gary W Conrad 1, Daniel C Williams 1, F Rudolf Turner 1, Kenneth M Newrock 1, Rudolf A Raff 1
PMCID: PMC2110915  PMID: 4356570

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