The effects of the level of activation and shortening velocity on energy output in type 3 muscle fibres from Xenopus laevis

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 433, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 153-159

  Buschman, H P J ^b   Elzinga, G ^b   Woledge, R C ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dantrolene; Efficiency; Fenn effect; Force production; Heat production; Shortening heat; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

DANTROLENE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TWITCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THERMOGENESIS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; DANTROLENE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0029806866     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240050261     Document Type: Article

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