Vimentin intermediate filaments: The central base in sinus endothelial cells of the rat spleen

Anatomical Record

Volumn 293, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2034-2043

  Uehara, Kiyoko ^a   Uehara, Akira ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Plectin; Sinus endothelial cells; Stress fibers; Vimentin filaments

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; PLECTIN; VIMENTIN; VINCULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BASEMENT MEMBRANE; CELL ADHESION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPLEEN; STRESS FIBER;

ADHERENS JUNCTIONS; ANIMALS; CELL POLARITY; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; INTERMEDIATE FILAMENTS; PLECTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPLEEN; STRESS FIBERS; VIMENTIN;

RATTUS;

EID: 78649698627     PISSN: 19328486     EISSN: 19328494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ar.21210     Document Type: Article

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