αB-crystallin is associated with intermediate filaments in astrocytoma cells

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 385-392

  Wisniewski, Thomas ^a   Goldman, James E ^b,c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha B crystallin; Astrocytes; GFAP; Intermediate filaments

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CRYSTALLIN; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN; VIMENTIN;

ASTROCYTOMA CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ASTROCYTOMA; CATTLE; CELL FRACTIONATION; CRYSTALLINS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; HUMANS; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; PROTEIN BINDING; RATS; TUMOR CELLS, CULTURED;

EID: 0031887317     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022465702518     Document Type: Review

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