The localization of actin filaments in abalone sperm was investigated using 7-nitrobenz-2-oxa-l,3,-diazole-phallacidin (NBD-phallacidin) as a specific probe for actin filaments. Fluorescence staining of intact sperm revealed the localization of actin filaments in the axial rod. After the acrosome re
From Branched Networks of Actin Filaments to Bundles
β Scribed by Yifat Brill-Karniely; Yaron Ideses; Anne Bernheim-Groswasser; Avinoam Ben-Shaul
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 560 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1439-4235
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