Assembly of smooth muscle myosin into side-polar filaments

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1977, Pages 990-996

  Craig, Roger ^a   Megerman, Joseph ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Myosin; Self assembly; Side polar filaments; Smooth muscle; Thick filaments

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN;

ARTERY WALL; CATTLE; CHILD; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOLOGY; IN VITRO STUDY; MICROFILAMENT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ANIMAL; AORTA; CATTLE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOFIBRILS; MYOSINS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0017672926     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 15408140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.75.3.990     Document Type: Article

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