An electrophoretic study of myosin heavy chain expression in skeletal muscles of the toad Bufo marinus

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 687-695

  Nguyen, Long Thanh ^a   Stephenson, Gabriela M M ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; BUFFER; GLYCINE; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; FROG; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MUSCLE TWITCH; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PERINATAL PERIOD; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TOAD;

ANIMALS; BUFO MARINUS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO MARINUS;

EID: 0033392759     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005560431865     Document Type: Article

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