Nebulin-like protein in the earthworm Eisenia foetida. ImmunocytochemicaI electron microscopic study and Western blot analysis of several muscle cell types

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 276-280

  Royuela, Mar ^a   Fraile, Benito ^a   Paniagua, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Nebulin; Obliquely striated muscle; Oligochaete annelid muscle; Smooth muscle; Striated muscle

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; NEBULIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EARTHWORM; HEART MUSCLE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALIA; ANNELIDA; EISENIA FETIDA; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030877646     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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