Ultrastructural changes in myocardial cells of rats fed a low protein diet

Virchows Archiv

Volumn 434, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 159-165

  Oumi, Masayo ^a   Yamamoto, Torao ^a  

^a NAKAMURA GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

I band fracture; Myocardial cells; Protein malnutrition; Streaming of Z line; Ultrastructural changes

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CALCIUM; CALPAIN; CATHEPSIN L; CONNECTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; ELASTICITY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; MALE; MUSCLE FIBRIL; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; RAT; SARCOMERE; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0033044319     PISSN: 09456317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004280050320     Document Type: Article

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