A continuum of myofibers in adult rabbit extraocular muscle: Force, shortening velocity, and patterns of myosin heavy chain colocalization

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1178-1189

  McLoon, Linda K ^a   Park, Han Na ^a   Kim, Jong Hee ^a   Pedrosa Domellöf, Fatima ^b   Thompson, LaDora V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Extraocular muscles; Muscle force; Myosin heavy chain isoforms

Indexed keywords

ISOPROTEIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; EYE; EYE MOVEMENT; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBRIL; ORBIT; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; EYE; EYE MOVEMENTS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, SKELETAL; MYOFIBRILS; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAINS; OCULOMOTOR MUSCLES; ORBIT; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RABBITS;

EID: 80054690358     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00368.2011     Document Type: Article

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