Smooth muscle heterogeneity: Does the striated muscle model apply?

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 861-868

  Eddinger, Thomas J ^a   Meer, Daniel P ^a  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heavy chain isoforms; Myosin; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTILE PROTEIN; MYOSIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; REGULATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SMOOTH;

EID: 0030766230     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y97-102     Document Type: Article

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