Muscle function during jumping in frogs. I. Sarcomere length change, EMG pattern, and jumping performance

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 271, Issue 2 40-2, 1996, Pages

  Lutz, Gordon J ^a,b   Rome, Lawrence C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

electromyography; joint kinematics; Rana pipiens; sarcomere length; temperature effects

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FROG; JUMPING; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMERE LENGTH;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA PIPIENS;

EID: 0029781612     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1996.271.2.c563     Document Type: Article

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