Molecular mechanisms underlying the plasticity of muscle contractile properties with temperature acclimation in the marine fish Myoxocephalus scorpius

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 199, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1363-1373

  Ball, Derek ^a   Johnston, Ian A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

myosin light chains; Myoxocephalus scorpius; skinned muscle fibres; teleost; temperature acclimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0029812137     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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