Quantification of MyoD, myogenin, MRF4 and Id-1 by reverse- transcriptase polymerase chain reaction in rat muscles - Effects of hypothyroidism and chronic low-frequency stimulation

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 247, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 98-106

  Kraus, Bernhard ^a   Pette, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

DNA enzyme immunoassay; Muscle fiber type; Myogenic regulatory factor; Myosin heavy chain isoform; Quantitative reverse transcriptase PCR

Indexed keywords

MYOGENIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS REGULATION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030857705     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.t01-1-00098.x     Document Type: Article

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