Table 1.

Avian myosin heavy chain (MyHC) specificity of the antibodies used in this study (Rosser et al. [53]; Welch & Altschuler [66]).

antibody name	myosin heavy chain specificity	dilution (μg ml−1)
F30	all fast isoforms	0.4
AB8	adult fast isoform	0.2
EB165	adult + embryonic 1, 2 and 3 fast isoforms	0.2
2E9	neonatal fast isoform	0.4
B103	embryonic 1 and 3 and neonatal fast isoforms	0.2
NA8	slow myosin 2 isoform	0.2