Effects of hindlimb unweighting and aging on rat semimembranosus muscle and myosin

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 873-880

  Zhong, Sheng ^a   Lowe, Dawn A ^a   Thompson, LaDora V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy; Hindlimb suspension; Myosin heavy chain; Specific force

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; CALCIUM; CYSTEINE; ISOPROTEIN; MYOSIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

AGED; AGING; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; HINDLIMB; MALE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; VELOCITY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGING; ANIMALS; HINDLIMB SUSPENSION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSINS; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33748440418     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00526.2005     Document Type: Article

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