Actin plays a role in both changes in cell shape and gene-expression associated with Schwann cell myelination

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 241-250

  Fernandez Valle, Cristina ^a,d   Gorman, Douglas ^c   Gomez, Anna M ^a   Bunge, Mary Bartlett ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

actin; cytochalasin D; in situ hybridization; mRNA expression; myelination; Schwann cells

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CYTOCHALASIN D;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL SHAPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MYELINATION; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RAT; SCHWANN CELL;

EID: 0031031007     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.17-01-00241.1997     Document Type: Article

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