Skeletal muscle fiber cross-sectional area: Effects of freezing procedures

Cells Tissues Organs

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-135

  Roy, R R ^a   Pierotti, D J ^a   Edgerton, V R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat; Fiber cross sectional area; Fiber types; Freezing procedures; Muscle fiber architecture; Skeletal muscle; Specific tension

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

ANIMALS; CATS; CELL SIZE; FEMALE; FREEZING; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0029931689     PISSN: 14226405     EISSN: 14226421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000147798     Document Type: Article

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