Electron microscopic observation of monomeric actin attached to a myosin head

Journal of Structural Biology

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 8-16

  Arata, Toshiaki ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actin myosin interface; Actomyosin complex; Chemical crosslinking; G actin; Low angle rotary shadowing

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; MYOSIN;

ACTIN MYOSIN INTERACTION; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN TISSUE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN POLYMERIZATION; RABBIT;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 0032170751     PISSN: 10478477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jsbi.1998.4019     Document Type: Article

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