Polarity sorting of actin filaments in cytochalasin-treated fibroblasts

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 110, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 1693-1704

  Verkhovsky, A B ^a   Svitkina, T M ^a   Borisy, G G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Myosin II; Polarity

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CYTOCHALASIN D; MYOSIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ACTIN MYOSIN INTERACTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO; FIBROBLAST; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN AGGREGATION; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; RAT;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CYTOCHALASIN D; FIBROBLASTS; MICROFILAMENTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MYOSINS; PSEUDOPODIA; RATS;

ANIMALIA; ASTER;

EID: 0030813855     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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