Predictions of the time course of force and power output by dogfish white muscle fibres during brief tetani

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 103-114

  Curtin, N A ^a   Gardner Medwin, A R ^b   Woledge, R C ^b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dogfish; Fish muscle; Force velocity relationship; Muscle contraction; Power; Scyliorhinus canicula; Series compliance; Series elasticity; White muscle fibre

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SCYLIORHINUS CANICULA; SQUALUS ACANTHIAS;

EID: 0031886647     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.201.1.103     Document Type: Article

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