Ultrastructural localisation of spectrin in sensory and supporting cells of guinea-pig organ of Corti

Hearing Research

Volumn 126, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 151-160

  Mahendrasingam, S ^a   Furness, D N ^a   Hackney, C M ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cochlea; Hair cell; Inner ear; Organ of Corti; Spectrin

Indexed keywords

CYTOSKELETON PROTEIN; FODRIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; SPECTRIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CORTI ORGAN; GUINEA PIG; HAIR CELL; MICROFILAMENT; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STEREOCILIUM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANIMALS; CILIA; GUINEA PIGS; HAIR CELLS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; ORGAN OF CORTI; SPECTRIN; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032423488     PISSN: 03785955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5955(98)00164-6     Document Type: Article

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