Etruscan shrew muscle: The consequences of being small

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 205, Issue 15, 2002, Pages 2161-2166

  Jürgens, Klaus D ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ca2+ transient; Citrate synthase; Contraction; Creatine kinase; Elaxation; Etruscan shrew; Extensor digitorum longus; Fibre composition; Lactate dehydrogenase; Myoglobin; Myosin heavy chain; Myosin light chain; Skeletal muscle; Soleus; Suncus etruscus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BODY CONSTITUTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SHREWS; ANIMALS;

ANIMAL; BODY CONSTITUTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SHREW; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0035994652     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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