Vimentin in cultured chromaffin cells: An immunofluorescent, biochemical and functional study

Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 91-98

  Quintanar Stephano, José Luis ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE AGUASCALIENTES   (Mexico)

^b Autonomous University of Aguascalientes Centro de Ciencias Basicas   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Catecholamine secretion; DBH; Intermediate filament; Phosphorylation

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN; VIMENTIN;

ADRENAL MEDULLA; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE RELEASE; CATTLE; CHROMAFFIN CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; NEUROFILAMENT; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN SECRETION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0034090897     PISSN: 10158987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016338     Document Type: Article

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