In vitro assays to study force generation at dynamic microtubule ends

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn 95, Issue C, 2010, Pages 617-639

  Laan, Liedewij ^a   Dogterom, Marileen ^a  

^a FOM INSTITUTE AMOLF   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNEIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MICROTUBULE ASSOCIATED PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; AXONEME; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL ORGANELLE; CENTROSOME; CHEMISTRY; DIAGNOSIS, MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROTECHNOLOGY; MICROTUBULE; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; AXONEME; CENTROSOME; DYNEINS; HUMANS; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES; MICROTECHNOLOGY; MICROTUBULE-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; MICROTUBULES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORGANELLES; PHYSICAL PROCESSES;

EID: 77955296693     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-679X(10)95031-0     Document Type: Book

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