Functional role and structure of the scalene: An accessory inspiratory muscle in hamster

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2436-2444

  Fournier, Mario ^a   Lewis, Michael I ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

electromyographic activity; muscle spindles; neck muscles; respiratory muscles

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREATHING; BREATHING MUSCLE; DIAPHRAGM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HAMSTER; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HYPERPNEA; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE LENGTH; MUSCLE SPINDLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFLEX RECRUITMENT;

EID: 0030467201     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1996.81.6.2436     Document Type: Article

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