The actin-based nanomachine at the leading edge of migrating cells

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1721-1732

  Abraham, Vivek C ^a   Krishnamurthi, Vijaykumar ^a   Lansing Taylor, D ^a   Lanni, Frederick ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

F ACTIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL STRAIN 3T3; FIBROBLAST; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY;

ANIMALIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 187;

EID: 0032819362     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(99)77018-9     Document Type: Article

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