title: Species- and muscle type-dependence of perinatal isomyosin transitions.
abstract: The progressive transition from developmental to adult myosin isoforms during perinatal development was quantified in four muscles (diaphragm, gastrocnemius medialis, masseter and tongue) of four mammals (guinea-pig, hamster, rabbit and rat). It was observed that the timing of transition varied for each muscle, and differed according to the mammal as well. This suggests that the synthesis of adult myosin isoforms may be partly related to the specialized contractile function of a given muscle in a given species.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Physicochemical Biology, CNRS associate unit 1131, University Paris-Sud, Orsay, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Albis
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Janmot
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Couteaux
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D006224:Cricetinae; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009132:Muscles / Q000196:embryology / Q000378:metabolism*; D009218:Myosins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009928:Organ Specificity; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D009218:Myosins