Myosin heavy chain isoforms in equine gluteus medius muscle: Comparison of mRNA and protein expression profiles

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1383-1390

  Eizema, Karin ^a   Van Den Burg, Maarten M M ^a   De Jonge, Henriëtte W ^a   Dingboom, Elizabeth G ^a   Weijs, Wim A ^a   Everts, Maria E ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Fiber type; Horse; Hybrid fiber; Immunohistochemistry; In situ hybridization; Myosin heavy chain

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HORSE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HORSES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 27244456671     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/jhc.4A6609.2005     Document Type: Article

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