Force-sharing among the primary cat ankle muscles

European Journal of Morphology

Volumn 36, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 280-287

  Herzog, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electromyography; In vivo muscle force measurements; Movement control; Quadrupedal locomotion

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANKLE; CAT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; JOINT FUNCTION; LEG MUSCLE; LOCOMOTION; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE FORCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLEUS MUSCLE;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 0032460070     PISSN: 09243860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ejom.36.4.280.5813     Document Type: Conference Paper

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