[35S]methionine metabolic labeling to study axonal transport of neuronal intermediate filament proteins in vivo

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn 2004, Issue 78, 2004, Pages 555-571

  Millecamps, Stéphanie ^a   Julien, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEIN; METHIONINE; NERVE PROTEIN; SULFUR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; SCIATIC NERVE;

ANIMALS; AXONAL TRANSPORT; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT PROTEINS; METHIONINE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; SCIATIC NERVE; SULFUR RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 14244266089     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-679x(04)78019-x     Document Type: Review

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