Immunohistochemical study of cytoskeletal and extracellular matrix components in the notochord and notochordal sheath of amphioxus

<p>A major cytoskeletal and extracellular matrix proteins of the amphioxus notochordal cells and sheath were detected by immunohistochemical techniques. The three-layered amphioxus notochordal sheath strongly expressed fish collagen type I in its outer and middle layers, while in the innermost...

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Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2006-04-01
Series:International Journal of Biological Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.biolsci.org/v02p0073.htm