Polyadenylated RNA, actin mRNA, and myosin heavy chain mRNA in young and old human skeletal muscle

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 270, Issue 2 33-2, 1996, Pages

  Welle, Stephen ^a,b   Bhatt, Kirti ^a   Thornton, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Monroe Community Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; myofibrillar proteins; myonuclei; protein synthesis; ribonuclease protection assays

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0029963326     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.1996.270.2.e224     Document Type: Article

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