Evolutionary significance of myosin heavy chain heterogeneity in birds

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 473-491

  Bandman, Everett ^a   Rosser, Benjamin W C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Avian; Development; Fiber type; Isoforms; Muscle; Myosin

Indexed keywords

CHAINS; PROTEINS;

AVIAN; DEVELOPMENT; FIBER TYPES; GENETIC EVOLUTION; GENETIC REGULATION; ISOFORMS; JAPANESE QUAIL; MYOSIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; REGULATION FUNCTIONS;

BIRDS;

MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ARTICLE; BIRD; GENE EXPRESSION; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; MAMMALIA; PHASIANIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0034665192     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0029(20000915)50:6<473::AID-JEMT5>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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