Presence of α-smooth actin in primitive bony fish smooth muscle

Journal of Submicroscopic Cytology and Pathology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 583-586

  Di Rosa, T ^a   Fagotti, A ^a   Simoncelli, F ^a   Chaponnier, C ^b   Pascolini, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Smooth actin; Anti SM 1; Calamoichthys calabaricus; Immunocytochemistry; Protopterus annectens; Western blotting

Indexed keywords

EID: 1542576257     PISSN: 11229497     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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