Nestin is expressed during development and in myotendinous and neuromuscular junctions in wild type and desmin knock-out mice

Experimental Cell Research

Volumn 251, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 213-223

  Carlsson, L ^a   Li, Z ^b   Paulin, D ^b   Thornell, L E ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; Desmin knock out mice; Immunocytochemistry; Immunoelectron microscopy; Intermediate filaments

Indexed keywords

DESMIN; NESTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CELL NUCLEUS MEMBRANE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; DYSTROPHY; FETUS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE FIBRIL; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SARCOLEMMA;

EID: 0033603822     PISSN: 00144827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/excr.1999.4569     Document Type: Article

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