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The Sarcomere and Skeletal Muscle Disease

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York
Year
2008
ISBN
978-0-387-84846-4, 978-0-387-84847-1
DOI
10.1007/978-0-387-84847-1
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (9916801 bytes)
Series
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 642
Edition
1
Pages
228\246
Time added
2013-10-20 05:25:02

Description

Although best known for its role in heart disease, the sarcomere--the fundamental unit of muscle contraction--is also involved in skeletal muscle diseases. Chapters in The Sarcomere and Skeletal Muscle Disease provide an up-to-date review of diseases caused by mutated proteins in the different sub-compartments of the sarcomere, document the techniques currently being used to investigate the pathobiological bases of the diseases, which remain largely unknown, and discuss possible therapeutic options.

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