Ultrastructural localization of β-actin and amphoterin mRNA in cultured cells: Application of tyramide signal amplification and comparison of detection methods

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 99-112

  Punnonen, Eeva Liisa ^a   Fages, Carole ^a   Wartiovaara, Jorma ^a   Rauvala, Heikki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Amphoterin; Electron microscopy; In situ hybridization; MRNA localization; Tyramide signal amplification; actin

Indexed keywords

BETA ACTIN; ISOPROPAMIDE IODIDE; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MOTILITY; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; GENE AMPLIFICATION; LABELING INDEX; MESSENGER RNA SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RNA PROBE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TARGET CELL;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0032898799     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215549904700111     Document Type: Article

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