Myosin light chain isoform expression among single mammalian skeletal muscle fibers: Species variations

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 623-633

  Bicer, Sabahattin ^a   Reiser, Peter J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ISOPROTEIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CELL ISOLATION; CELL TYPE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; DOG; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; LEG MUSCLE; LIMB MOVEMENT; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CATS; DOGS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; HAPLORHINI; MALE; MICE; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAINS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RABBITS; RATS; SWINE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 17644419987     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10974-004-5070-9     Document Type: Article

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