The Dictionary of Cell & Molecular Biology (Fifth Edition)2013, Pages 553-580RAuthor links open overlay panelJ.M. LackieShow moreOutlineShareCitehttps://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-384931-1.00018-0Get rights and contentPrevious chapter in bookNext chapter in bookRecommended articlesCited by (0)View AbstractCopyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.