Fluorescence and electron microscopic localization of F-actin in the ependymocytes

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 741-751

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

^a RIKEN BRAIN SCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Confocal microscopy; Electron microscopy; Ependyma; F actin; Rat

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TUBULIN; CYTOKERATIN 18; CYTOKERATIN 8; F ACTIN; PEROXIDASE; VIMENTIN; ACTIN; DIAMINOBENZIDINE; FLUORESCEIN ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUORESCENT DYE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CYTOSKELETON; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EPENDYMA CELL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MICROTUBULE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; ANIMAL; CHOROID PLEXUS; CYTOLOGY; EPENDYMA; METABOLISM; SPINAL CORD; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

RATTUS;

3,3'-DIAMINOBENZIDINE; ACTINS; ANIMALS; CHOROID PLEXUS; EPENDYMA; FEMALE; FLUORESCEIN-5-ISOTHIOCYANATE; FLUORESCENT DYES; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROTUBULES; PEROXIDASES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 69249214215     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/jhc.2009.953646     Document Type: Article

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