Sarcomeric myosin isoforms: Fine tuning of a molecular motor

News in Physiological Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 26-33

  Reggiani, Carlo ^a   Bottinelli, Roberto ^a   Stienen, Ger J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0034406390     PISSN: 08861714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiologyonline.2000.15.1.26     Document Type: Article

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