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MYH2

Myosin-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MYH2 gene.[1][2]


References

References

  1. Smerdu V, Karsch-Mizrachi I, Campione M, Leinwand L, Schiaffino S (Jan 1995). “Type IIx myosin heavy chain transcripts are expressed in type IIb fibers of human skeletal muscle”. Am J Physiol. 267 (6 Pt 1): C1723–8. PMID 7545970.
  2. “Entrez Gene: MYH2 myosin, heavy chain 2, skeletal muscle, adult”.
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