Novel myosin VI isoform is abundantly expressed in retina

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 121-134

  Breckler, Jennifer ^a   Au, Katherine ^b   Cheng, Jerry ^b   Hasson, Tama ^c   Burnside, Beth ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytoskeleton; Myosin; Myosin VI; Photoreceptor; Retina

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0033967308     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/exer.1999.0758     Document Type: Article

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