Non-myotendinous force transmission in rat extensor digitorum longus muscle

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 682-691

  Huijing, Peter A ^a,b   Baan, Guus C ^a   Rebel, Guido T ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Extensor digitorum longus; Length force characteristics; Non myotendinous force; Rat; Skeletal muscle; Tenotomy

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; LIMB; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDON; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; EXTREMITIES; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TENDONS;

EID: 0031953092     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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