Force-velocity properties of human skeletal muscle fibres: Myosin heavy chain isoform and temperature dependence

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 495, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 573-586

  Bottinelli, R ^a   Canepari, M ^a   Pellegrino, M A ^a   Reggiani, C ^a  

^a Department of Experimental Medicine   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SKINNED MUSCLE FIBER; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0029767027     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.1996.sp021617     Document Type: Article

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