Muscle activity and aging affect myosin structural distribution and force generation in rat fibers

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 498-506

  Lowe, Dawn A ^a   Warren, Gordon L ^b   Snow, LeAnn M ^a   Thompson, LaDora V ^a   Thomas, David D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Denervation; Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy; Permeabilized fiber; Specific tension

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; MYOSIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RAT; SCIATIC NERVE;

AGING; ANIMALS; DENERVATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSINS; RATS; RATS, INBRED BN; RATS, INBRED F344;

EID: 0942298584     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00842.2003     Document Type: Article

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