Fast-to-slow conversion following chronic low-frequency activation of medial gastrocnemius muscle in cats. I. Muscle and motor unit properties

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2585-2604

  Gordon, T ^a   Tyreman, N ^a   Rafuse, V F ^a,b   Munson, J B ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; FAST MUSCLE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TETANIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLOW MUSCLE;

EID: 0030986599     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.77.5.2585     Document Type: Article

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