Molt cycle regulation of protein synthesis in skeletal muscle of the blackback land crab, Gecarcinus lateralis, and the differential expression of a myostatin-like factor during atrophy induced by molting or unweighting

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 172-183

  Covi, J A ^a   Bader, B D ^a   Chang, E S ^b   Mykles, D L ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Myostatin, muscle atrophy, protein synthesis, translation, myofibrillar protein, soluble protein, calpain, ecdysone receptor, retinoid x receptor, elongation factor 2, molting, unweighting, autotomy, eyestalk ablation, limb regeneration

Indexed keywords

ECDYSTEROID; MESSENGER RNA; MYOSTATIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRACHYURA; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; HEMOLYMPH; HOOF AND CLAW; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLTING; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BRACHYURA; ECDYSTEROIDS; HEMOLYMPH; HOOF AND CLAW; MALE; MOLTING; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSTATIN; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RNA, MESSENGER;

ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; GECARCINIDAE; GECARCINUS LATERALIS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 76149097858     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.034389     Document Type: Article

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