Localization of thymosin β10 in breast cancer cells: Relationship to actin cytoskeletal remodeling and cell motility

Histochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 109-113

  Mælan, Aase Elisabeth ^a   Rasmussen, Trine Kring ^a   Larsson, Lars Inge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cell culture; F actin; G actin; Immunofluorescence; Motility; Thymosin 10; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; F ACTIN; G ACTIN; THYMOSIN BETA10; THYMOSIN; THYMOSIN BETA(10); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CELL MOTILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STAINING; WOUND; WOUND HEALING; BREAST TUMOR; CELL MOTION; CELL SHAPE; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; TUMOR CELL LINE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTINS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL MOVEMENT; CELL SHAPE; CYTOSKELETON; FEMALE; HUMANS; THYMOSIN; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33845745715     PISSN: 09486143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00418-006-0208-z     Document Type: Article

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