Myosin-based cortical tension in Dictyostelium resolved into heavy and light chain-regulated components

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 269-274

  Egelhoff, Thomas T ^a   Naismith, Teresa V ^a   Brozovich, Frank V ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCANAVALIN A; CYCLIC AMP; FOLIC ACID; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN KINASE; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN; PROTEIN KINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RIGIDITY; SARCODINA;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CHEMOTAXIS; CYTOSKELETON; DICTYOSTELIUM; FOLIC ACID; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAINS; MYOSINS;

ANIMALIA; DICTYOSTELIUM; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; SARCODINA;

EID: 0029945399     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00124248     Document Type: Article

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