Localization of connectin-like proteins in leg and flight muscles of insects

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-8

  Ohtani, Y ^a   Maki, S ^a   Kimura, S ^a   Maruyama, K ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Connectin; Flight muscle; Insect; Leg muscle; Projectin

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIN; MYOSIN; PROJECTIN; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEETLE; FLIGHT MUSCLE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; LEG MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; SARCOMERE; SARCOMERE LENGTH; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0029996128     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-8166(96)80038-3     Document Type: Article

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