Expression of Myosin Heavy Chain Isoforms in Rat Soleus Muscle Spindles after 19 Days of Hypergravity

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1479-1489

  Picquet, Florence ^a   De Doncker, Laurent ^a   Falempin, Maurice ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Hypergravity; Intrafusal fibers; Muscle spindles; Myosin heavy chain isoforms; Rat; Soleus

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CARDIAC; ISOPROTEIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAVITY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; MICROGRAVITY; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0344393409     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215540305101108     Document Type: Article

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