Titin and the sarcomere symmetry paradox

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 305, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 401-409

  Liversage, A D ^a   Holmes, D ^b   Knight, P J ^a   Tskhovrebova, L ^a   Trinick, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Muscle; Sarcomere; Symmetry; Titin; Z line

Indexed keywords

CONNECTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELASTICITY; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MUSCLE FIBRIL; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMERE; THIN FILAMENT;

EID: 0035910265     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.2000.4279     Document Type: Article

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