Atomic force microscopy imaging of actin cortical cytoskeleton of Xenopus laevis oocyte

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 223, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 57-65

  Santacroce, M ^a   Orsini, F ^a   Perego, C ^a   Lenardi, C ^a   Castagna, M ^a   Mari, S A ^a   Sacchi, V F ^a   Poletti, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Actin; Atomic force microscopy; Cytochalasin D; Cytoskeleton; Xenopus laevis oocyte

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MICA; PROTEINS;

ACTIN; ATOMIC-FORCE-MICROSCOPY; CORTICAL CYTOSKELETON; CYTOCHALASIN D; CYTOSKELETONS; FRESHLY CLEAVED MICA; HIGH RESOLUTION; MEMBRANE PATCH; MICROSCOPY IMAGING; XENOPUS LAEVIS OOCYTES;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY;

ACTIN; CYTOCHALASIN D; NOCODAZOLE; TRITON X 100;

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 33745853503     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2006.01596.x     Document Type: Article

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