Confocal analysis of cytoskeletal organisation within isolated chondrocyte sub-populations cultured in agarose

Histochemical Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 165-174

  Idowu, Bernadine D ^a   Knight, Martin M ^b   Bader, Dan L ^b   Lee, David A ^a,b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; AGAROSE; VIMENTIN;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; CARTILAGE CELL; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MICROFILAMENT; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CARTILAGE; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; CHONDROCYTES; CULTURE MEDIA; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; CYTOSKELETON; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; MICROFILAMENTS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; SEPHAROSE; VIMENTIN;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0034027070     PISSN: 00182214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004095207330     Document Type: Article

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