Ultrastructural studies on paramyosin core filaments from native thick filaments in catch muscles

Tissue and Cell

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 501-505

  Matsuno, A ^a   Kannda, M ^a   Okuda, M ^a  

^a SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Catch muscle; Paramyosin core filament; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN; PARAMYOSIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CLAM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOLLUSC; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; OYSTER; PERIODICITY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALIA; BIVALVIA; MOLLUSCA; OSTREIDAE; PECTEN;

EID: 0029812733     PISSN: 00408166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-8166(96)80036-X     Document Type: Article

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