Characterization of glial filament-cytoskeletal interactions in human astrocytomas: An immuno-ultrastructural analysis

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 279-287

  Rutka, James T ^a   Ackerley, Cameron ^a   Hubbard, Sherri Lynn ^a   Tilup, Aina ^a   Dirks, Peter B ^a   Jung, Shin ^a   Ivanchuk, Stacey ^a   Kurimoto, Masanori ^a   Tsugu, Atsushi ^a   Becker, Laurence E ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Actin; Astrocytoma; CD44; GFAP; Glial filament; Intermediate filament; Vimentin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HERMES ANTIGEN; MATRIGEL; VIMENTIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA CELL; CELL INVASION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MICROFILAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0031711757     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0171-9335(98)80006-X     Document Type: Article

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