Correlation of Expression of the Actin Filament-Bundling Protein Espin with Stereociliary Bundle Formation in the Developing Inner Ear

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 468, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 125-134

  Li, Huawei ^a   Liu, Hong ^a   Balt, Steve ^b   Mann, Sabine ^a   Corrales, C Eduardo ^a   Heller, Stefan ^a,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochlea; Cytoskeleton; Hair cell; Vestibular

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; EPSIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY LABELING; ARTICLE; CELL ELONGATION; CELL MATURATION; CHICK EMBRYO; COCHLEA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; DNA SEQUENCE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; HAIR CELL; INNER EAR; NEUROEPITHELIUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STEREOCILIUM; VESTIBULE;

ADAPTOR PROTEINS, VESICULAR TRANSPORT; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHICK EMBRYO; COCHLEA; CYTOSKELETON; EAR; HAIR CELLS; HAIR CELLS, INNER; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROFILAMENTS; NEUROPEPTIDES; VESICULAR TRANSPORT PROTEINS; VESTIBULE;

EID: 0347411185     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.10944     Document Type: Article

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