Changes in conformation of myosin heads during the development of isometric contraction and rapid shortening in single frog muscle fibres

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 514, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 305-312

  Piazzesi, Gabriella ^a   Reconditi, Massimo ^a   Dobbie, Ian ^b   Linari, Marco ^a   Boesecke, Peter ^c   Diat, Olivier ^c   Irving, Malcolm ^b   Lombardi, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c EUROPEAN SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FROG; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; X RAY DIFFRACTION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; RANA TEMPORARIA;

EID: 0033555870     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.1999.305ae.x     Document Type: Article

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