Differential titin isoform expression in human skeletal muscle

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 161, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 473-479

  Fry, A C ^a   Staron, R S ^b   James, C B L ^b   Hikida, R S ^b   Hagerman, F C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic capacity; Biopsy; Cytoskeleton; Fibre type; Histochemistry; Muscular endurance; Muscular strength; Myosin ATPase; Myosin heavy chain; Protein; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0030724223     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.1997.00252.x     Document Type: Article

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