Quantal length changes in single contracting sarcomeres

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 20, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 529-538

  Blyakhman, Felix A ^a,b   Shklyar, Tatyana ^a,b   Pollack, Gerald H ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b URAL FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIN FILAMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEE; BIOPHYSICS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBRIL; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMERE LENGTH;

ACTINS; ANIMALS; BEES; MICROSCOPY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOSINS; SARCOMERES;

EID: 0032877312     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005590401721     Document Type: Article

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