Birefringence of single and bundled microtubules

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 645-654

  Oldenbourg, R ^a   Salmon, E D ^a,b   Tran, P T ^a,b  

^a MARINE BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUBULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; AXONEME; BIREFRINGENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGING SYSTEM; LIGHT SCATTERING; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; MALE; MICROTUBULE; NEWT; NONHUMAN; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; SEA URCHIN; SWINE;

EID: 0031972583     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(98)77824-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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