Histochemical and morphometrical studies of the front limb muscle masses of sheep in relation to their function. Part 1. Bender and strecher of the elbow joint;Histochemische und morphometrische Untersuchungen der Muskulatur der Vordergliedmasse des Schafes in bezug zu ihrer Funktion. Teil 1. Beuger und Strecker des Ellbogengelenkes

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 283-291

  Menzel, Martina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Elbow muscles; Morphometry; Muscle fiber types; Muscle function; Sheep; Slow and fast muscles

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; GLYCOLYTIC ENZYME; MUSCLE ENZYME; OXIDOREDUCTASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE; TETRAZOLIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ELBOW; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FAST MUSCLE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HISTOCHEMISTRY; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE FIBRIL; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MUSCLE TISSUE; NONHUMAN; SHEEP; TRICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE;

EID: 0033009122     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0940-9602(99)80045-4     Document Type: Article

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