The potential role of the muscle in kinematic characteristics

Pferdeheilkunde

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 635-640

  Rivero, J L L ^a   Clayton, Hilary M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Horses; Locomotion; Muscle fibres; Myosin heavy chain; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS;

EID: 0030547001     PISSN: 01777726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21836/pem19960460     Document Type: Article

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