Calponin, caldesmon, and chromatophores: The smooth muscle connection

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 504-513

  Meyer Rochow, Victor Benno ^a,b,d   Royuela, Mar ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^d JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Actin microfilaments; Antarctic fishes; Chromatosomes; Immunocytochemistry; Melanophores; Motor proteins; Pigment granules

Indexed keywords

BINDING SITES; CALMODULIN; MUSCLE;

ACTIN MICROFILAMENTS; ANTARCTIC FISH; CA 2+; CALDESMON; CHROMATOSOME; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MELANOPHORE; MOTOR PROTEINS; PIGMENT GRANULES; SMOOTH MUSCLES;

FISH;

CALCIUM; CALDESMON; CALMODULIN; CALPONIN; TROPONIN;

BINDING SITE; CHROMATOPHORE; FISH; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IRIDOPHORE; MELANOPHORE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NONHUMAN; PIGMENT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

MELANOPHORA; PAGOTHENIA BORCHGREVINKI; PISCES; TREMATOMUS; TREMATOMUS BERNACCHII; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037106592     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.10169     Document Type: Review

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