Reorganization of a novel vimentin-associated protein in 3T3-L1 cells during adipose conversion

Journal of Cellular Biochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 84-91

  Wang, Seu Mei ^a   Fong, Tsorng Harn ^a   Hsu, Shu Yuan ^a   Chien, Chung Liang ^a   Wu, Jiahn Chun ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adipocyte; Capsule of lipid droplet; Vimentin cage; Vimentin associated protein

Indexed keywords

VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; LIPID ABSORPTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROADIPOCYTE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION;

3T3 CELLS; ADIPOCYTES; ANIMALS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; LIPIDS; MICE; VIMENTIN;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030884256     PISSN: 07302312     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4644(19971001)67:1<84::AID-JCB9>3.0.CO;2-S     Document Type: Article

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