In vivo observations of myosin II dynamics support a role in rear retraction

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1309-1323

  Clow, Patricia A ^a   McNally, James G ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; MYOSIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ARTICLE; CELL LABELING; CELL MOTION; DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; VELOCITY;

DICTYOSTELIUM DISCOIDEUM;

EID: 0032895929     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.10.5.1309     Document Type: Article

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