"Myosin Heavy Chains" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The larger subunits of MYOSINS. The heavy chains have a molecular weight of about 230 kDa and each heavy chain is usually associated with a dissimilar pair of MYOSIN LIGHT CHAINS. The heavy chains possess actin-binding and ATPase activity.
| Descriptor ID |
D018995
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D05.750.078.730.475.100 D08.811.277.040.025.193.750.249 D12.776.210.500.600.100 D12.776.220.525.475.100
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| Concept/Terms |
Myosin Heavy Chains- Myosin Heavy Chains
- Heavy Chains, Myosin
- Myosin Heavy Chain
- Heavy Chain, Myosin
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