X-ray diffraction studies of cross-bridges weakly bound to actin in relaxed skinned fibers of rabbit psoas muscle

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2292-2303

  Xu, S ^a   Malinchik, S ^a,c   Gilroy, D ^a,d   Kraft, Th ^a,b   Brenner, B ^b   Yu, L C ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTIN; MYOSIN;

ACTIN MYOSIN INTERACTION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IONIC STRENGTH; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PSOAS MUSCLE; RABBIT; SARCOMERE; TEMPERATURE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 0030833060     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3495(97)78261-4     Document Type: Article

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