Fast muscle function in the European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) During aquatic and terrestrial locomotion

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 204, Issue 13, 2001, Pages 2231-2238

  Ellerby, D J ^a   Spierts, I L Y ^a   Altringham, J D ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anguilla anguilla; Crawling; European eel; Kinematics; Locomotion; Muscle; Power output; Swimming

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; EEL; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FAST MUSCLE FIBER; KINETICS; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SWIMMING;

ANGUILLA; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; KINETICS; LOCOMOTION; MUSCLE FIBERS, FAST-TWITCH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SWIMMING;

ANGUILLA ANGUILLA; ANGUILLIFORMES; ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035746059     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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