Relaxation of diaphragm muscle

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1243-1252

  Coirault, Catherine ^a   Chemla, Denis ^b   Lecarpentier, Yves ^b  

^a LABORATOIRE D OPTIQUE APPLIQUÉE   (France)

^b BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Diaphram muscle; In vitro; In vivo

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

CALCIUM TRANSPORT; DIAPHRAGM MUSCLE; HUMAN; HYDROLYSIS; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION LOAD; REVIEW; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM;

EID: 0032822004     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1999.87.4.1243     Document Type: Review

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