Melanophores for Microtubule Dynamics and Motility Assays

Methods in Cell Biology

Volumn 97, Issue C, 2010, Pages 401-414

  Ikeda, Kazuho ^a   Semenova, Irina ^a   Zhapparova, Olga ^a   Rodionov, Vladimir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BIOASSAY; BOOK; FISH; KINETICS; MELANOPHORE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICRODISSECTION; MICROINJECTION; MICROTUBULE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; STAINING; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; FISHES; KINETICS; MELANOPHORES; MICRODISSECTION; MICROINJECTIONS; MICROTUBULES; MOVEMENT; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN MULTIMERIZATION; STAINING AND LABELING; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 77955618018     PISSN: 0091679X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-679X(10)97021-0     Document Type: Book

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