Role of Alpha-actinin-3 in Contractile Properties of Human Single Muscle Fibers: A Case Series Study in Paraplegics

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Broos, Siacia ^a   Malisoux, Laurent ^c   Theisen, Daniel ^c   Francaux, Marc ^b   Deldicque, Louise ^a   Thomis, Martine A ^a  

^a University Hospitals Leuven   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c Public Research Center for Health   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTININ 3;

ADULT; ALLELE; ALPHA ACTININ 3 GENE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL COMPOSITION; GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERESIS; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD INJURY; YOUNG MODULUS;

ACTININ; BIOMECHANICS; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MALE; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE TONUS; PARAPLEGIA; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84869066399     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049281     Document Type: Article

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