Heterotypic interactions and filament assembly of type I and type II cytokeratins in vitro: Viscometry and determinations of relative affinities

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 122-132

  Hofmann, Ilse ^a   Franke, Werner W ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assembly kinetics; Biosensor; Cytokeratins; Intermediate filaments; Surface plasmon resonance detection; Viscometry

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN;

ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; IONIC STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISCOMETRY;

EID: 0031045209     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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