Skeletal muscle histology and biochemistry of an elite sprinter, the African cheetah

Journal of Comparative Physiology - B Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 167, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 527-535

  Williams, T M ^a   Dobson, G P ^b   Mathieu Costello, O ^c   Morsbach, D ^c   Worley, M B ^d   Phillips, J A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Ministry of Environment and Tourism   (Namibia)

^e ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cheetah; Fiber type; Mitochondrial volume density; Skeletal muscle; Sprinting

Indexed keywords

PYRUVATE KINASE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEETAH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOLOGY; DOG; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; GLYCOLYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HORSE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; METABOLISM; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ACINONYX; ANIMALS; DOGS; GLYCOLYSIS; HORSES; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PYRUVATE KINASE; SPORTS;

EID: 0031280299     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003600050105     Document Type: Article

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