Structure of cytomatrix and nuclear matrix revealed by embedment-free electron microscopy

Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 147-158

  Gajkowska, Barbara ^a   Cholewiński, Marcin ^a   Gniadecki, Robert ^b  

^a MOSSAKOWSKI MEDICAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Poland)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cytomatrix; Cytoskeleton; Embedment free electron microscopy; Nuclear matrix

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BUFFER; CELL DNA; CELL PROTEIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE I; DIETHYLENE GLYCOL; HISTONE; MEMBRANE PHOSPHOLIPID; PLECTIN; STEARIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TRITON X 100;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS MATRIX; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CYTOPLASM; CYTOSKELETON; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GLIOMA CELL; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; LABORATORY; MICROFILAMENT; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; RAT;

EID: 0034084512     PISSN: 00651400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.55782/ane-2000-1332     Document Type: Article

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