Fine structural immunocytochemistry of catenins in amphibian and mammalian muscle

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 286, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-12

  Kurth, Thomas ^a   Schwarz, Heinz ^a   Schneider, Stephan ^a   Hausen, Peter ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Catenins; Cell adhesion; Costamere; Dense body; Guinea pig; Heart muscle; Immune electron microscopy; Xenopus laevis; Z disc

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; CATENIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL JUNCTION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; GUINEA PIG; HEART MUSCLE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ALPHA CATENIN; ANIMALS; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BETA CATENIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CADHERINS; CELL ADHESION; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MICROTOMY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOCARDIUM; RABBITS; SARCOLEMMA; TRANS-ACTIVATORS; XENOPUS LAEVIS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; MAMMALIA; SUS SCROFA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0029988291     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410050669     Document Type: Article

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