The neuronal centrosome as a generator of microtubules for the axon

P W Baas¹

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P W Baas. Curr Top Dev Biol. 1996.

. 1996:33:281-98.

doi: 10.1016/s0070-2153(08)60341-5.

P W Baas¹

¹ Department of Anatomy, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison 53706, USA.

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