Myosin heavy chain isoforms in human laryngeal muscles: An expression study based on gel electrophoresis

International Journal of Molecular Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 375-379

  Toniolo, Luana ^a   Macchi, Veronica ^a   Porzionato, Andrea ^a   Paoli, Antonio ^a   Marchese Ragona, Rosario ^a   Caro, Raffaele ^a   Reggiani, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gel electrophoresis; Human laryngeal nuscles; MHC isoforms

Indexed keywords

ISOPROTEIN; MOLECULAR MARKER; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LARYNGECTOMY; LARYNX MUSCLE; MALE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ELECTROPHORESIS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; ELECTROPHORESIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL MUSCLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS;

EID: 53049099200     PISSN: 11073756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3892/ijmm_00000033     Document Type: Article

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