Actin and cytokeratin in superficial transitional epithelial cells of the rabbit urinary bladder: A confocal and electron microscopic study

Acta Histochemica et Cytochemica

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-36

  Kamada, Masayuki ^a   Kobayashi, Toshihiro ^a   Nahirney, Patrick C ^b   Okada, Teruhiko ^a   Garcia Del Saz, Eva ^a   Shuin, Taro ^a   Seguchi, Harumichi ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Actin; Cytokeratin; Cytoskeleton; Heavy meromyosin; Immunohistochemistry; Rabbit; Transitional epithelium

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0031462495     PISSN: 00445991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1267/ahc.30.29     Document Type: Article

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