The effect of sarcomere length on triad location in intact feline caudofemoralis muscle fibres

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 473-477

  Brown, Ian E ^a   Kim, David H ^a   Loeb, Gerald E ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAT; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; FEMALE; HINDLIMB; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMERE LENGTH; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; CATS; FEMALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; SARCOMERES;

ANIMALIA; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031852323     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005309107903     Document Type: Article

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