Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Laing, Nigel G.

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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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 2008-11-24

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9780387848464

DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-84847-1

Dimensions: 254cm x178cm

Pages: 228