Cytoskeletal proteins in thymic epithelial cells of the Australian lungfish Neoceratodus forsteri

Journal of Anatomy

Volumn 214, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 140-152

  Mohammad, Mohammad G ^a   Raftos, David A ^a   Joss, Jean ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

and tubulins; Australian lungfish Neoceratodus forsteri; Cytokeratins; Immunohistochemistry; Thymic epithelium cytoskeleton; Vimentin and desmin

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; ALPHA TUBULIN; BETA TUBULIN; CYTOKERATIN; DESMIN; KERATIN; MYOSIN; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; VIMENTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CELL LABELING; CELL MATURATION; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSKELETON; EPITHELIUM CELL; FISH; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEOCERATODUS FORSTERI; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; THYMUS;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; CAPILLARIES; CYTOSKELETAL PROTEINS; DESMIN; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FISHES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KERATINS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MYOSINS; THYMUS GLAND; TUBULIN; VIMENTIN;

CERATODONTIDAE; NEOCERATODUS FORSTERI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 58149352797     PISSN: 00218782     EISSN: 14697580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2008.00995.x     Document Type: Article

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