Zebrafish - Topical, transparent, and tractable for ultrastructural studies

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 439-443

  Squire, John M ^a   Knupp, Carlo ^b   Luther, Pradeep K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN;

CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; FAST MUSCLE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; NOTE; SARCOMERE; X RAY DIFFRACTION; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; LARVA; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ZEBRAFISH; ZEBRAFISH PROTEINS;

EID: 42949107660     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: 00221295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.200810015     Document Type: Note

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