Tropomyosin localization reveals distinct populations of microfilaments in neurites and growth cones

Molecular and Cellular Neurosciences

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 439-454

  Schevzov, Galina ^a   Gunning, Peter ^a   Jeffrey, Peter L ^a   Temm Grove, Connie ^b   Helfman, David M ^b   Lin, Jim J C ^c   Weinberger, Ron P ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Spring Harbor   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOCHALASIN B; NOCODAZOLE; TROPOMYOSIN;

ARTICLE; DEPOLYMERIZATION; GROWTH CONE; MICROFILAMENT; MICROTUBULE; NERVE FIBER GROWTH; NEURITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030431527     PISSN: 10447431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/mcne.1997.0599     Document Type: Article

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