Formation of actin filament networks in cultured rat hepatocytes treated with DMSO and glucagon

Cell Structure and Function

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 269-278

  Kojima, Takashi ^a   Mochizuki, Chihiro ^a   Tobioka, Hirotoshi ^a   Saitoh, Masato ^a   Takahashi, Shuji ^a   Mitaka, Toshihiro ^a   Mochizuki, Yohichi ^a  

^a SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actin filament networks; DMSO; Glucagon; Primary rat hepatocytes

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CYTOCHALASIN B; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; GLUCAGON;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; LIVER CELL CULTURE; MALE; MICROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030837141     PISSN: 03867196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1247/csf.22.269     Document Type: Article

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