Influences of Desmin and Keratin 19 on Passive Biomechanical Properties of Mouse Skeletal Muscle

In skeletal muscle fibers, forces must be transmitted between the plasma membrane and the intracellular contractile lattice, and within this lattice between adjacent myofibrils. Based on their prevalence, biomechanical properties and localization, desmin and keratin intermediate filaments (IFs) are...

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Main Authors: Sameer B. Shah, James M. Love, Andrea O'Neill, Richard M. Lovering, Robert J. Bloch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/704061