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Striated Muscle Plasticity: Regulation of the Myosin Heavy Chain Genes

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Skeletal Muscle Plasticity in Health and Disease

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Haddad, F., Pandorf, C.E., Giger, J.M., Baldwin, K.M. (2006). Striated Muscle Plasticity: Regulation of the Myosin Heavy Chain Genes. In: Bottinelli, R., Reggiani, C. (eds) Skeletal Muscle Plasticity in Health and Disease. Advances in Muscle Research, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-5177-8_3

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