Does neurofilament phosphorylation regulate axonal transport?

Trends in Neurosciences

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 397-400

  Shea, Thomas B ^a   Jung, Cheolwha ^a   Pant, Harish C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROFILAMENT PROTEIN; PHOSPHATASE; PROTEIN; PROTEIN NF H; PROTEIN NF L; PROTEIN NF M; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITOR; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

AUTORADIOGRAPHY; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; DATA ANALYSIS; GENE DELETION; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NEUROFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; ENZYME INHIBITORS; MICE; NEUROFILAMENT PROTEINS; NEURONS; PHOSPHORIC MONOESTER HYDROLASES; PHOSPHORYLATION; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; SEQUENCE DELETION;

EID: 0142026833     PISSN: 01662236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-2236(03)00199-1     Document Type: Short Survey

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