Cardiomyopathy mutations reveal variable region of myosin converter as major element of cross-bridge compliance

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 806-824

  Seebohm, B ^a   Matinmehr, F ^a   Kohler J ^a   Francino, A ^b   Navarro Lopez F ^b   Perrot, A ^c   Ozcelik C ^c   McKenna, W J ^d   Brenner, B ^a   Kraft, T ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN BETA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTROPHIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; MISSENSE MUTATION; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RIGOR; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 68849085387     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: 15420086     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bpj.2009.05.023     Document Type: Article

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