Limits of titin extension in single cardiac myofibrils

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 425-438

  Linke, Wolfgang A ^a   Bartoo, Marc L ^b   Ivemeyer, Marc ^a   Pollack, Gerald H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; MUSCLE FIBRIL; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SARCOMERE LENGTH;

EID: 0029803276     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00123359     Document Type: Article

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