Muscle development: Electrical control of gene expression

Authors
Hughes, SM
Citation
Sm. Hughes, Muscle development: Electrical control of gene expression, CURR BIOL, 8(24), 1998, pp. R892-R894
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Experimental Biology
Journal title
CURRENT BIOLOGY
ISSN journal
09609822 → ACNP
Volume
8
Issue
24
Year of publication
1998
Pages
R892 - R894
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-9822(199812)8:24<R892:MDECOG>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
The electrical activity resulting from stimulation by motor neurons regulat es gene expression in skeletal muscle fibres, A recent study has suggested a mechanism by which distinct patterns of electrical stimulus might be inte grated to control the contractile properties of these fibres.