New insights into the dynamics of sinusoidal endothelial fenestrae in liver sinusoidal endothelial cells

Medical Molecular Morphology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-4

  Yokomori, Hiroaki ^a  

^a KITASATO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actin; Caveolin; Rho; Sinusoidal endothelial cell; Sinusoidal endothelial fenestrae

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (CALCIUM MAGNESIUM); CALCIUM ION; MEROMYOSIN; RHO FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL ISOLATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CYTOPLASM; CYTOSKELETON; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; LIVER SINUSOID; NONHUMAN; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CYTOSKELETON; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; LIVER; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MYOSIN SUBFRAGMENTS; RATS; RHO GTP-BINDING PROTEINS;

EID: 43549112063     PISSN: 18601480     EISSN: 18601499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00795-007-0390-7     Document Type: Review

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