Expression of an actin in protochordates and lower craniates defined by anti-αSM-1

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 297-300

  Simoncelli, Francesca ^a   Fagotti, Anna ^a   Di Rosa, Ines ^a   Panara, Fausto ^a   Chaponnier, Christine ^b   Gabbiani, Giulio ^b   Pascolini, Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ac EEED epitope sequence; Actin expression; Chordates; Evolution; Monoclonal antibody

Indexed keywords

ACTIN ANTIBODY; ALPHA ACTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ASCIDIACEA; CHORDATA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLOSTOME; EMBRYO; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MYOFIBROBLAST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHARK; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

EID: 0029866155     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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