Use and fibre type composition in limb muscles of cats

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 36, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 288-292

  Kernell, D ^a,b   Hensbergen, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b Afdeling Medische Fysiologie   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cats; Motor activity; Muscle fibre type

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; CAT; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HINDLIMB; LEG MUSCLE; MUSCLE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0032450846     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ejom.36.4.288.5821     Document Type: Conference Paper

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