Myofibrillar protein status of the gastrocnemius in male rats: Effect of mild undernutrition

Scandinavian Journal of Laboratory Animal Science

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 101-106

  de Almeida, André Martinho ^a   van Harten, S ^a   Cardoso, L A ^a  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA VETERINÁRIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTININ; MUSCLE PROTEIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; PROTEIN C; TROPOMYOSIN; TROPONIN T;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NONHUMAN; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RAT; RAT STRAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE LEVEL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33746474142     PISSN: 09013393     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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