Skeletal muscle fibre ends of the frog as revealed by scanning electron microscopy

Journal of Electron Microscopy

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 253-256

  Desaki, Junzo ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Extraocular muscle; Fourth extensor digitorum longus muscle; Frog; Muscle fibre end; Myotendinous junction

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANURA; LAMIINAE;

COLLAGEN; FIBERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CONNECTIVE TISSUES; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLES; EXTRAOCULAR MUSDE; FOURTH EXTENSOR DIGITORA LONGUS MUSCLE; FROG; MUSCLE FIBER; MUSCLE FIBER END; MYOTENDINOUS JUNCTIONS; SKELETAL MUSCLE FIBERS;

MUSCLE;

EID: 0030860821     PISSN: 00220744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.jmicro.a023517     Document Type: Article

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