Activation patterns and length changes in hindlimb muscles of the bullfrog Rana catesbeiana during jumping

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 201, Issue 19, 1998, Pages 2763-2777

  Olson, John M ^a   Marsh, Richard L ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bullfrog; Electromyography; Jumping; Muscle performance; Rana catesbeiana; Sonomicrometry

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FROG; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HINDLIMB; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANA CATESBEIANA;

ANIMALIA; ANURA; RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 0032191610     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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