Flexibility and fine structure of smooth-muscle α-actinin

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 248, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 193-199

  Winkler, Jörg ^a   Lünsdorf, Heinrich ^b   Jockusch, Brigitte M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; Electron microscopy; Electron spectroscopic imaging; Structure; Actinin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTININ;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AVIAN STOMACH; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0030740644     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.00193.x     Document Type: Article

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