Macaque masseter muscle: Internal architecture, fiber length and cross-sectional area

International Journal of Primatology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 441-462

  Anton S C ^a  

^a University of Florida ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry; Macaca; Mandible; Mastication; Muscle architecture

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032789671     PISSN: 01640291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020509006259     Document Type: Article

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