Histology and enzymatic activity in the postnatal development of limb muscles in rodents

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 651-657

  Oron, Uri ^a   Maltz, Lidya ^a   Shefer, Gabi ^a   Eilam, David ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acid phosphatase; Creatine phosphokinase; Gaits; Gastrocnemius; Locomotion; Myo fibers; Myoblasts; Myotubes

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE; CREATINE KINASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; MUSCLE DEVELOPMENT; MYOBLAST; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RODENT; VOLE;

EID: 0032519540     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9384(97)00489-7     Document Type: Article

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