Asynchronous muscle: A primer

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 18, 2000, Pages 2713-2722

  Josephson, R K ^a   Malamud, J G ^a   Stokes, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asynchronous muscle; Cotinus mutabilis; Insect; Muscle; Power; Schistocerca americana; Shortening deactivation; Stretch activation; Ultrastructure; Work

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BEETLE; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLYING; GRASSHOPPER; INSECT; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SLOW MUSCLE FIBER; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMAL; BEETLES; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; GRASSHOPPERS; INSECTS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; MUSCLE FIBERS, SLOW-TWITCH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0033785183     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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