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Hemiparetic stroke alters vastus lateralis myosin heavy chain profiles between the paretic and nonparetic muscles.
Research in sports medicine (Print) - 1 Jan 2000
McKenzie Michael J, Yu Shuzhen, Prior Steven J, Macko Richard F, Hafer-Macko Charlene E
Abstract excerpt
Skeletal muscle phenotype alterations following hemiparetic stroke contribute to disabilities associated with stroke. The phenotypic response following stroke is undefined. This investigation examined the myosin heavy chain (MHC) composition of the vastus lateralis (VL) of stroke survivors in paretic (P) and nonparetic (NP) muscle. Protein obtained from VL of 10 stroke survivors was isolated and purified, and MHC...
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