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. 1984 Jul 1;99(1 Pt 2):28s–32s. doi: 10.1083/jcb.99.1.28s

Cellular regulation of microtubule organization

J B Olmsted, J V Cox, C F Asnes, L M Parysek, H D Lyon
PMCID: PMC2275583  PMID: 6378922

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