Quantitative analysis of sarcomere non-uniformities in active muscle following a stretch

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 261-268

  Talbot, J A ^a   Morgan, D L ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMERE LENGTH; SARTORIUS MUSCLE; TOAD;

ANIMALS; BUFO MARINUS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SARCOMERES;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; BUFO MARINUS;

EID: 0030003195     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00124247     Document Type: Article

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