Tetracycline regulated expression of vimentin in fibroblasts derived from vimentin null mice

Journal of Cell Science

Volumn 110, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 1947-1956

  Holwell, Tricia A ^a   Schweitzer, Susan C ^a   Evans, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin stress fiber; Mechanical injury; Microtubule; Tetracycline regulated expression; Vimentin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; TETRACYCLINE; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DNA TRANSFECTION; FIBROBLAST; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; MICROFILAMENT; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; FIBROBLASTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; KINETICS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TETRACYCLINE; TRANSFECTION; VIMENTIN;

ANIMALIA; CUCUMBER MOSAIC VIRUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 0030853151     PISSN: 00219533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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