Study of the actin cytoskeleton in live endothelial cells expressing GFP-actin

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 57, 2011, Pages

  Doggett, Travis M ^a   Breslin, Jerome W ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Actin; Cell biology; Cytoskeleton; Endothelial cells; GFP; Issue 57; Kymograph analysis; Lamellipodia; Live cell imaging; Stress fibers

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455195342     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/3187     Document Type: Article

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