β-Cytoplasmic actin localization in vertebrate glomerular podocytes

Archives of Histology and Cytology

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 165-174

  Ichimura, Koichiro ^a   Kurihara, Hidetake ^a   Sakai, Tatsuo ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARP; CHEMISTRY; COTURNIX; CYTOLOGY; FROG; KIDNEY; METABOLISM; PODOCYTE; RAT; SALAMANDER; TURTLE; VERTEBRATE;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; CARPS; COTURNIX; KIDNEY; PODOCYTES; RANA CATESBEIANA; RATS; SALAMANDRIDAE; TURTLES; VERTEBRATES;

EID: 77954251894     PISSN: 09149465     EISSN: 13491717     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1679/aohc.72.165     Document Type: Article

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