Shortening velocity and power output of skinned muscle fibers from mammals having a 25,000-fold range of body mass

Journal of General Physiology

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 1991, Pages 541-560

  Seow, C Y ^a   Ford, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COW; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT; SARCOMERE LENGTH; SHEEP;

ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MICE; MICE, INBRED CBA; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLES; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SHEEP; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0026101393     PISSN: 00221295     EISSN: 15407748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1085/jgp.97.3.541     Document Type: Article

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