Myosin isoforms and functional diversity in vertebrate smooth muscle

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 51-60

  Murphy, R A ^a   Walker, J S ^a   Strauss, J D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Metabolism; myosin alkali light chains; myosin heavy chains; myosin light chain kinase; myosin light chain phosphatase; myosin regulatory light chains; power output; velocity load relationships

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN KINASE; PHOSPHORYLASE;

ANIMAL CELL; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0030909101     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(96)00314-8     Document Type: Review

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