Myoglobin: An essential hemoprotein in striated muscle

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 3441-3446

  Ordway, George A ^a   Garry, Daniel J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac myocyte; Function; Gene targeting; Hemoprotein; Myoglobin; Regulation; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

MYOGLOBIN; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ANIMAL; BINDING SITE; CHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOGLOBIN; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYGEN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES;

EID: 6344277177     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01172     Document Type: Review

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