Hindlimb muscle function in relation to speed and gait: In vivo patterns of strain and activation in a hip and knee extensor of the rat (Rattus norvegicus)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 204, Issue 15, 2001, Pages 2717-2731

  Gillis, Gary B ^a   Biewener, Andrew A ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biceps femoris; Electromyography; Function; Gait; Locomotion; Muscle; Rat; Rattus norvegicus; Sonomicrometry; Terrestrial; Vastus lateralis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; HINDLIMB; HIP; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; GAIT; HINDLIMB; HIP JOINT; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RATS;

ANIMALIA; FELIS CATUS; MACROPODIDAE; RATTUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS;

EID: 0035745751     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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