Probing the Actin Cytoskeleton by Clostridium botulinum C2 Toxin and Clostridium perfringens Iota Toxin

Bacterial Toxins: Tools in Cell Biology and Pharmacology

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 129-139

  Aktories, Klaus ^a   Prepens, U ^a   Sehr, P ^a   Just, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cytochalasins; Cytoskeleton; Depolymerization; Eppendorf vial; Intoxication

Indexed keywords

EID: 84954220841     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527614615.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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