Mechanical advantage of area of origin for the external pterygoid muscle in two murid rodents, Apodemus speciosus and Clethrionomys rufocanus

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 240, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-14

  Satoh, Kazuhiko ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apodemus speciesus; Clethrionomys rufocanus; Pterygoid muscle

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APODEMUS; APODEMUS SPECIOSUS; ARVICOLINAE; CLETHRIONOMYS RUFOCANUS; MURIDAE; MURINAE; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033119362     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4687(199904)240:1<1::aid-jmor1>3.0.co;2-d     Document Type: Article

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