Contractile properties and the inheritance of myosin heavy chains inOreochromis species with different temperature tolerances

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 541-544

  Crockford, T ^a   Johnston, I A ^a   McAndrew, B J ^b   Mutungi, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

contractile properties; fish; genetics; myosin; Oreochromis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030238095     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1996.0181     Document Type: Article

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