Function of the intercostal muscles in trotting dogs: Ventilation or locomotion?

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 199, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1455-1465

  Carrier, David R ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

intercostal muscles; locomotion; locomotor stamina; locomotor ventilatory coupling; lung ventilation; parasternal muscles

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREATHING; DOG; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DOGS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERTION; FEMALE; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLES; LOCOMOTION; RESPIRATION;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; PISCES; TETRAPODA;

EID: 0030198487     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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