Fatigue of mouse soleus muscle, using the work loop technique

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 2907-2912

  Askew, Graham N ^a,b   Young, Iain S ^a   Altringham, John D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fatigue; Mouse; Muscle mechanics; Power output

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MICE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031279465     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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