Differences in molecular structure among the porcine myosin heavy chain-2a, -2x, and -2b isoforms

Meat Science

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 311-317

  Chikuni, K ^a   Tanabe, R ^a   Muroya, S ^a   Nakajima, I ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL HEALTH   (Japan)

Author keywords

Muscle fibers; Myosin; Sequences

Indexed keywords

SUIDAE;

EID: 0035545403     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0309-1740(00)00107-8     Document Type: Article

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