Selected contribution: Merosin deficiency leads to alterations in passive and active skeletal muscle mechanics

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2524-2533

  Jannapureddy, Suneal R ^a   Patel, Nisha D ^a   Hwang, Willy ^a   Boriek, Aladin M ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Extracellular matrix; Force transmission; Muscular dystrophy; Respiratory muscles

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; MEROSIN; SCLEROPROTEIN; LAMININ;

MEROSIN DEFICIENCY; MOUSE STRAIN; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; REVIEW; SARCOLEMMA; SHEAR STRESS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VISCOELASTICITY; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; C57BL MOUSE; DIAPHRAGM; ELASTICITY; HINDLIMB; IN VITRO STUDY; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALS; DIAPHRAGM; ELASTICITY; HINDLIMB; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; LAMININ; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, MUTANT STRAINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VISCOSITY;

EID: 0038150026     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01078.2002     Document Type: Review

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