The vertebrate muscle Z-disc: Sarcomere anchor for structure and signalling

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 30, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 171-185

  Luther, Pradeep K ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Actin; Alpha actinin; Electron microscopy; Muscle proteins; Z band; Z line

Indexed keywords

ACTININ; MUSCLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HUMAN; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; METABOLISM; MICROFILAMENT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SARCOMERE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACTININ; ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE STRUCTURES; HUMANS; MICROFILAMENTS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MUSCLE PROTEINS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SARCOMERES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

VERTEBRATA;

EID: 75749136013     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: 15732657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10974-009-9189-6     Document Type: Article

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