Distribution of actin and tubulin in outer hair cells isolated from developing rat cochlea: A quantitative study

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 308-315

  Vago, Philippe ^a,b,c   Ripoll, Chantal ^b   Tournebize, Régis ^b   Lenoir, Marc ^b  

^a Hopital Saint Charles   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Actin; Cytometry; Development; Outer hair cells; Tubulin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; TUBULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; APICAL MEMBRANE; ARTICLE; CELL GROWTH; CELL MATURATION; CELL ORGANELLE; COCHLEA; COCHLEA HAIR CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTI ORGAN; CYTOMETRY; EAR DEVELOPMENT; HAIR CELL; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ORGANOGENESIS; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; STEREOCILIUM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0029925395     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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