Microtubules
Subtitle: in vivo
By: edited by Lynne Cassimeris, Phong Tran
Contributors: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Methods in cell biology -- v. 97
Publisher: Elsevier/Academic Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Boston, Mass
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 530
ISBN-13: 9780123813503; 9780123813497
Subjects: Life Sciences; Cell Biology; Microtubules; SCIENCE; Natural history; Science; Laboratory Manuals
Description: This�volume includes chapters by experts around the world on many aspects of microtubule imaging in living and fixed cells; assays to study microtubule function in a wide array of model organisms and cultured cells; high resolution approaches to study of the cytoskeleton. The authors share their years of experience, outlining potential pitfalls and critical factors to consider in experimental design, experimental implementation and data interpretation. Iincludes chapters by experts around the world on many aspects of microtubule imaging in living and
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.
Table of contents: title: Cover; Methods in Cell Biology; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; 1. Determination of Microtubule Dynamic Instability in Living Cells; I. Introduction; II. Methods and Materials; III. Discussion and Summary; References; 2. Analysis of Microtubule Polymerization Dynamics in Live Cells; I. Introduction; II. Rationale; III. Imaging and Analysis of Homogeneously Labeled MTs; IV. MT Fluorescent Speckle Microscopy; V. Imaging and Analysis of Growing MT Ends; VI. Conclusion; References