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spellingShingle Yan, Hongyan, Balasubramanian, Mohan K., Journal of Cell Science, A Meiotic Actin Ring (MeiAR) Essential for Proper Sporulation in Fission Yeast, Cell Biology
title A Meiotic Actin Ring (MeiAR) Essential for Proper Sporulation in Fission Yeast
title_full A Meiotic Actin Ring (MeiAR) Essential for Proper Sporulation in Fission Yeast
title_fullStr A Meiotic Actin Ring (MeiAR) Essential for Proper Sporulation in Fission Yeast
title_full_unstemmed A Meiotic Actin Ring (MeiAR) Essential for Proper Sporulation in Fission Yeast
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title_sort a meiotic actin ring (meiar) essential for proper sporulation in fission yeast
title_unstemmed A Meiotic Actin Ring (MeiAR) Essential for Proper Sporulation in Fission Yeast
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