Myosin heavy and light chains and myosin light chain kinase in skeletal and smooth muscle of some wild avian species

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-50

  Dalla Libera, L ^a   Carpene E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

birds; myosin isoforms; myosin light chain kinase; myosin light chains; skeletal muscle; smooth muscle; wild avian species

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ASSAY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; STURNUS VULGARIS; TURDUS ILIACUS; TURDUS MERULA; TURDUS PILARIS;

EID: 0030993542     PISSN: 03050491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-0491(96)00192-7     Document Type: Article

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