Neural integrity is maintained by dystrophin in C. elegans

Journal of Cell Biology

Volumn 192, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 349-363

  Zhou, Shan ^a   Chen, Lihsia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; DYSTROPHIN; SYNTROPHIN;

ARTICLE; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; LOCOMOTION; NERVE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS PROTEINS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOSKELETON; DYSTROPHIN; DYSTROPHIN-ASSOCIATED PROTEINS; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CELL ADHESION MOLECULES; NEURONS; PROTEIN BINDING; TWO-HYBRID SYSTEM TECHNIQUES;

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 78951478980     PISSN: 00219525     EISSN: 00219525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1083/jcb.201006109     Document Type: Article

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