Immunogold EM reveals a close association of plectin and the desmin cytoskeleton in human skeletal muscle

European Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 288-295

  Schröder, Rolf ^a,b   Warlo, Irene ^c   Herrmann, Harald ^d   Van Der Ven, Peter F M ^e   Klasen, Christian ^b   Blümcke, Ingmar ^a   Mundegar, Rustam R ^a   Fürst, Dieter O ^e   Goebel, Hans H ^c   Magin, Thomas M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^d GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Desmin; Human skeletal muscle; Plakin proteins; Plectin; Sarcolemma; Z band

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; DESMIN; PLECTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; MOUSE; MUSCLE FIBRIL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SARCOLEMMA; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0344327046     PISSN: 01719335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0171-9335(99)80062-4     Document Type: Article

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