Muscle myosin filaments: Cores, crowns and couplings

Biophysical Reviews

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 149-160

  Squire, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heart disease; Muscle; Myosin filaments; Myosin heads

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954384645     PISSN: 18672450     EISSN: 18672469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12551-009-0017-4     Document Type: Review

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