Changes in isometric force of mouse soleus muscle during the oestrous cycle

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 437, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 70-73

  McGoldrick, T ^a   Phillips, S K ^a   Bruce, S A ^a   Woledge, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mouse oestrous cycle; Muscle contraction

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MICE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 0032418615     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240050748     Document Type: Article

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