Fiber type and myosin heavy chain compositions of adult pretarsal orbicularis oculi muscle

Journal of Molecular Histology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 177-182

  Cheng, Nai Chen ^a   Liao, Shu Lang ^a   Wang, I Jong ^a   Lin, I Chan ^b   Tang, Yueh Bih ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Keelung Municipal Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; EYELID MOVEMENT; EYELID RECONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MORPHOMETRICS; ORBICULARIS OCULI MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN VARIANT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TISSUE SECTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; EYELIDS; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE FIBERS; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; STATISTICS;

EID: 34250862859     PISSN: 15672379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10735-007-9085-6     Document Type: Article

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