Table 3 of Lim, Mol Vis 2006; 12:243-250.


Table 3. Myosin heavy chain mRNA composition of six adult extraocular muscles

Myosin heavy chain (MHC) mRNA composition of each of the six adult extraocular muscles.

                             Composition (percentage)
           ------------------------------------------------------------
           Medial   Lateral   Superior   Inferior   Superior   Inferior
Isoforms   rectus   rectus     rectus     rectus    oblique    oblique
--------   ------   -------   --------   --------   --------   --------
MYH2A       29.5     27.4       29.6       28.2       36.7       26.5
MYH2B       14.7     24.2       17.4       30.2       30.7       20.4
MYH2X       30.6     25.7       37.1       28.4       18.5       32.2
MYHC-EO      4.2      1.5        0.3        1.8       <0.1       <0.1
MYHC-PN     13.2     12.5       10.7       10.7       12.2       13.7
MYHC-EMB     1.3      3.5        0.3        0.7        1.6        3.5
MYHCB        6.5      5.2        4.6       <0.1       <0.1        3.6

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