Heterogeneity of keratin intermediate filaments expression in human glioma cell lines

Neoplasma

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 390-393

  Macikova I ^a   Perzelova A ^a   Mraz P ^a   Steno J ^b   Bizik I ^b  

^a Faculty of Natural Sciences   (Slovakia)

^b Derer 's University Hospital Slovakia   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; GFAP; Glioma cell lines; Intermediate filaments; Keratin; Vimentin

Indexed keywords

GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN; KERATIN; VIMENTIN;

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CELL DENSITY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL HETEROGENEITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; GLIOMA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

EID: 0342980344     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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