Myosin isoforms and fibre types in limb muscles of Australian marsupials: Adaptations to hopping and non-hopping locomotion

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

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-55

  Zhong, Wendy W H ^a   Lucas, Christine A ^a   Hoh, Joseph F Y ^a  

^a University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hopping; Locomotion; Marsupial; Muscle fibre types; Myosin heavy chain

Indexed keywords

ISOPROTEIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; ELASTICITY; HINDLIMB; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOCOMOTION; MARSUPIAL; METABOLISM; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; ELASTICITY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HINDLIMB; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LOCOMOTION; MACROPODIDAE; MARSUPIALIA; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS;

BETTONGIA PENICILLATA; EUTHERIA; ISOODON OBESULUS; LAMA GLAMA; MACROPODIDAE; MACROPODOIDEA; METATHERIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 38349010485     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-007-0198-8     Document Type: Article

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