Maintenance of slow type I myosin protein and mRNA expression in overwintering prairie dogs (Cynomys leucurus and ludovicianus) and black bears (Ursus americanus)

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 176, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 709-720

  Rourke, Bryan C ^a,b   Cotton, Clark J ^c   Harlow, Henry J ^c   Caiozzo, Vincent J ^b,d  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrophoresis; Hibernation; Myosin; Reverse transcription PCR; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN; MYOSIN I;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAR; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HIBERNATION; HINDLIMB; METABOLISM; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SCIURIDAE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HIBERNATION; HINDLIMB; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; MYOSIN TYPE I; PHYLOGENY; RNA, MESSENGER; SCIURIDAE; URSIDAE;

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CYNOMYS; CYNOMYS LEUCURUS; CYNOMYS LUDOVICIANUS; MAMMALIA; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 33747849308     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-006-0093-8     Document Type: Article

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