Desmin integrates the three-dimensional mechanical properties of muscles

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 280, Issue 1 49-1, 2001, Pages

  Boriek, Aladin M ^a   Capetanaki, Y ^a   Hwang, Willy ^a   Officer, Todd ^a   Badshah, Muffasir ^a   Rodarte, Joe ^a   Tidball, James G ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Force transmission; Intermediate filaments; Mechanics of breathing; Respiratory muscle mechanics

Indexed keywords

DESMIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BREATHING MECHANICS; BREATHING MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; MOUSE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VISCOELASTICITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034995762     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.2001.280.1.c46     Document Type: Article

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