Co-localization of dystrophin and β-dystroglycan demonstrated in en face view by double immunogold labeling of freeze-fractured skeletal muscle

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 945-953

  Cullen, Michael J ^a,c   Walsh, John ^a   Stevenson, Shirley A ^b   Rothery, Stephen ^b   Severs, Nicholas J ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dystroglycan; Dystrophin; Freeze fracture; Immunogold

Indexed keywords

DYSTROGLYCAN; DYSTROPHIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; FEMALE; FREEZE FRACTURE; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0031876030     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215549804600808     Document Type: Article

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