Endosome fusion in living cells overexpressing GFP-rab5

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 112, Issue 21, 1999, Pages 3667-3675

  Roberts, R L ^a,b  

^a Department of Cell Biology and Physiology ^*  (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endosome; Fusion; Green fluorescent protein; Rab5

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000804465     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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