Localization of a novel GAP family protein SPAL in the rat esophagus and heart

Medical Molecular Morphology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 20-24

  Roy, Badal C ^a   Kuroda, Toshihiko ^b   Mori, Shigeo ^b   Kohu, Kazuyoshi ^c   Akiyama, Tetsu ^b   Senda, Takao ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Esophagus; Heart; SPAL; ZO 1; catenin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; BETA CATENIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EPITHELIUM CELL; ESOPHAGUS; HEART; HEART MUSCLE CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; TIGHT JUNCTION;

EID: 0033027189     PISSN: 18601480     EISSN: 18601499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007950050004     Document Type: Article

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