Article
Multiple mechanisms regulate muscle fiber diversity.
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology - 1 Dec 1991
Gunning P, Hardeman E
Abstract excerpt
Adult skeletal muscles are composed of clusters of multinucleated muscle cells called myofibers. At least three different types of myofibers can be detected within mammals based on their physiological properties and their expression of different contractile protein isoforms. Different skeletal muscles display a wide range of combinations of myofibers. Recent work has demonstrated that multiple mechanisms are...
Topics
- Animals
- Calcium-Transporting ATPases
- Cell Differentiation
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Genetic Variation
- Muscles
- Myosins
- Thyroid Hormones
