Regionally varying F-actin network in the apical cytoplasm of ependymocytes

Neuroscience Research

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 522-530

  Li, Yan Chao ^a   Bai, Wan Zhu ^a   Hashikawa, Tsutomu ^a  

^a RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Ependyma; Rat

Indexed keywords

F ACTIN; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; PHALLOIDIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CELL ADHESION; CELL SHAPE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPENDYMA; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CYTOPLASM; EPENDYMA; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; VIMENTIN;

EID: 33947102033     PISSN: 01680102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neures.2006.12.009     Document Type: Article

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