Expression of acetylcholine receptor mRNAs in atrophying and nonatrophying skeletal muscles of old rats

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1903-1908

  Gomes Jr , Ronald R ^a   Booth, Frank W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Denervation; Muscle wasting; Synapse

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; MYOGENIN;

AGING; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE INNERVATION; MUSCLE MASS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 15144341302     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.85.5.1903     Document Type: Article

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