Gene targeting studies begin to reveal the function of neurofilament proteins

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 143, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-4

  Hirokawa, Nobutaka ^a   Takeda, Sen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN;

GENE TARGETING; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; AXONS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICROFILAMENTS; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS;

EID: 0032487437     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.143.1.1     Document Type: Review

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