Electrophoretic and functional identification of two troponin C isoforms in toad skeletal muscle fibers

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 290, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  O'Connell, Brett ^a   Blazev, Ronnie ^a   Stephenson, Gabriela M M ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alanine SDS PAGE; Ca2+ binding proteins; Fiber type; Hybrid fibers; Muscle protein polymorphism; Myofibrillar proteins; Single fiber; Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; ISOPROTEIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; STRONTIUM; TROPONIN C;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY; HEART MUSCLE; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TWITCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TOAD; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; GENETICS; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO MARINUS; MAMMALIA;

ANIMALS; BUFO MARINUS; CALCIUM; ELECTROPHORESIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECTUS ABDOMINIS; STRONTIUM; TROPONIN C;

EID: 33644872321     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: 15221563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00307.2005     Document Type: Article

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