Twitch characteristics and energy metabolites of mature muscle fibres of Xenopus laevis in culture

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 439-448

  Lee De Groot, M B E ^a   Van Der Laarse, W J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CAFFEINE; CREATINE; CREATINE PHOSPHATE; GLYCOGEN; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; FORCE TRANSDUCER; MUSCLE TWITCH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMERE LENGTH; SKELETAL MUSCLE; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0029819983     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00123360     Document Type: Article

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