Scanning transmission electron microscopy mass analysis of fibrillin-containing microfibrils from foetal elastic tissues

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 8-9, 1997, Pages 1063-1070

  Sherratt, Michael J ^a   Holmes, David F ^a   Shuttleworth, C Adrian ^a   Kielty, Cay M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elastic tissues; Fibrillin; Mass; Microfibrils

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN; CHONDROITIN ABC LYASE; COLLAGEN FIBRIL; FIBRILLIN; GLYCOPROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTIC TISSUE; FETUS; FIBER; GESTATIONAL AGE; MACROMOLECULE; MASS; NONHUMAN; SCINTISCANNING; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; AORTA; CATTLE; CHONDROITIN ABC LYASE; CHONDROITIN LYASES; ELASTIC TISSUE; LIGAMENTS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING TRANSMISSION; NECK; SKIN;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE;

EID: 0030772330     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(97)00028-9     Document Type: Article

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