title: The prehistory of the cytoskeleton concept.
abstract: Here we discuss how the concept and the name of cytoskeleton were generated and started to evolve over the last two centuries into what is presently a basic topic of modern biology. We also attempt to describe some facets of the emergence of cytoskeleton component characterization in which our laboratory was in part involved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua Medical School, Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: Fabio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zampieri
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Coen
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gabbiani
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001695:Biology / Q000266:history; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D058628:Myofibroblasts / Q000378:metabolism; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000199:Actins
keywords: actin isoforms; electron microscopy; immunohistochemistry; myofibroblast; wound healing