Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 148-152 , May 2005

Remote Control of A-Band Cardiac Thin Filaments by the I-Z-I Protein Network of Cardiac Sarcomeres

  • R. John Solaro

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: R. John Solaro, Phd Department of Physiology and Biophysics (M/C 901), College of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, 835 S. Wolcott Avenue, Chicago, IL 60612-7342, USA. Tel.: (+1) 312-996-7620; fax: (+1) 312-996-1414.

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doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2005.04.007

Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine
Volume 15, Issue 4 , Pages 148-152 , May 2005

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