The Drosophila projectin mutant, bent(D), has reduced stretch activation and altered indirect flight muscle kinetics

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 797-806

  Moore, Jeffrey R ^a   Vigoreaux, Jim O ^a   Maughan, David W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTILE PROTEIN; PROJECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FLIGHT MUSCLE; KINETICS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DROSOPHILA; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HETEROZYGOTE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLES; MUTATION;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA;

EID: 0033509773     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005607818302     Document Type: Article

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