Caldesmon

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 29, Issue 8-9, 1997, Pages 1047-1051

  Huber, Pia A J ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actin; Atherosclerosis; Caldesmon; Exocytosis; Microfilamental organization; Mitosis; Myosin Phospholipids Ca2+ calmodulin; Non muscle cells; Smooth muscle cells; Smooth muscle differentiation; Smooth muscle regulation; Tropomyosin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CALDESMON; MYOSIN; PHOSPHOLIPID; TROPOMYOSIN;

ALTERNATIVE RNA SPLICING; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; MICROFILAMENT; MITOSIS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; SHORT SURVEY; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0030782431     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(97)00004-6     Document Type: Article

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