Gender-related differences in the regulatory influence of thyroid hormone on the expression of myosin isoforms in young and old rats

Acta Physiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-89

  Larsson, L ^a   Yu, F ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ageing; Myosin; Skeletal muscle; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; MYOSIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; THYROID HORMONE;

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME HISTOCHEMISTRY; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; FEMALE; GENDER; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

EID: 0031021620     PISSN: 00016772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-201X.1997.559328000.x     Document Type: Article

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