Dynamics of actin in cardiac myofibrils and fibroblast stress fibers

Cell Structure and Function

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-64

  Shimada, Yutaka ^a   Sizuki, Homare ^a   Konno, Akiyoshi ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actin; Cardiomyocyte; Exchangeability; Fibroblast; Photobleach

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ALPHA ACTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; BLEACHING; CHICK EMBRYO; CONFERENCE PAPER; CYTOCHEMISTRY; CYTOSKELETON; EMBRYO; FIBROBLAST; FLUORESCENCE; HEART MUSCLE; MUSCLE FIBRIL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALIA; GALLUS GALLUS;

EID: 0031008072     PISSN: 03867196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1247/csf.22.59     Document Type: Conference Paper

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