Capillarity and fiber types in locomotory muscles of wild common coots, Fulica atra

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 237, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 147-164

  Torrella, J R ^a   Fouces, V ^a   Palomeque, J ^a   Viscor, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Capillarization; Fiber types; Fulica atra; Locomotory muscles

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031878207     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4687(199808)237:2<147::AID-JMOR6>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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