The canine parasternal and external intercostal muscles drive the ribs differently

Journal of Physiology

Volumn 523, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 799-806

  De Troyer, André ^b,c   Wilson, Theodore A ^a  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c Brussels School of Medicine   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BREATHING; DENERVATION; DOG; INTERCOSTAL MUSCLE; NONHUMAN; PHRENIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIB; STERNUM; ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BREATHING PATTERN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; LUNG INFLATION; MONGREL DOG; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; PARASTERNAL MUSCLE; RESPIRATORY AIRFLOW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIDAL VOLUME;

EID: 0034654324     PISSN: 00223751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7793.2000.00799.x     Document Type: Article

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