Developmental transitions in the myosin heavy chain phenotype of human respiratory muscle.

doi:10.1159/000244280

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Developmental transitions in the myosin heavy chain phenotype of human respiratory muscle.

Biology of the neonate - 1 Jan 1996

Lloyd J S, Brozanski B S, Daood M, Watchko J F

Abstract excerpt

We studied the expression of myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoforms in the costal diaphragm (DIA) and the genioglossus (GG) muscles from 16 to 42 weeks gestation in the human using Western blotting techniques. Embryonic/neonatal MHC (MHCemb/neo) was the predominant isoform expressed in the DIA and GG...

Topics

Diaphragm
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
Fetus
Gestational Age
Humans
Intercostal Muscles
Muscle, Skeletal
Myosin Heavy Chains
Phenotype
Respiratory Muscles

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