Regulating actin-filament dynamics in vivo

Trends in Biochemical Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 19-23

  Chen, Hui ^a   Bernstein, Barbara W ^a   Bamburg, James R ^a  

^a Immunology and Pathology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; PROTEIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; CELL FUNCTION; DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ACTIN DEPOLYMERIZING FACTORS; ACTINS; ADENOSINE DIPHOSPHATE; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; HUMANS; MICROFILAMENT PROTEINS; MICROFILAMENTS; THYMOSIN;

EID: 0033977699     PISSN: 09680004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0968-0004(99)01511-X     Document Type: Review

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