Changes in myosin heavy chain mRNA and protein isoforms of rat muscle during forced contractile activity

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 274, Issue 2 43-2, 1998, Pages

  Jaschinski, Frank ^a   Schuler, Michael ^a   Peuker, Heidemarie ^a   Pette, Dirk ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chronic low frequency stimulation; Messenger ribonucleic acid; Myosin heavy chain isoforms; Quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; FAST MUSCLE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031937480     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1998.274.2.c365     Document Type: Article

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