Optimum muscle design for oscillatory movements

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 184, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 253-259

  Alexander, R McN ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; ENERGY COST; FLIGHT; HYDRODYNAMICS; LOCOMOTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE METABOLISM; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; SWIMMING; TENDON;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031557159     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0271     Document Type: Article

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