Comparison of the molecular, antigenic and ATPase determinants of fast myosin heavy chains in rat and human: A single-fibre study

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 435, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 151-163

  Sant'Ana Pereira, José A A ^a,b,c,e   Ennion, Steven ^a,d   Sargeant, Anthony J ^c   Moorman, Antoon F M ^b   Goldspink, Geoffrey ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibre type classification; Histochemical analysis; Immunohistochemical analysis; Myosin heavy chain isoforms

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0031417043     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240050495     Document Type: Article

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