Dissecting muscle power output

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 3369-3375

  Josephson, Robert K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Carcinus maenas; Muscle; Power; Shortening velocity; Work

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOMECHANICS; CRUSTACEA; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; CRUSTACEA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLES; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ANIMALIA; CARCINUS MAENAS; CRUSTACEA;

EID: 0033386839     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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