Comparison of isometric contractile properties in hindlimb extensor muscles of the frogs Rana pipiens and Bufo marinus: Functional correlations with differences in hopping performance

Journal of Morphology

Volumn 251, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 309-322

  Chadwell, Brad A ^a   Hartwell, Hadley J ^a   Peters, Susan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bufo marinus; Contractile properties; Hopping; Muscle; Rana pipiens

Indexed keywords

ANURA; BUFO; BUFO MARINUS; FELIDAE; HUMULUS LUPULUS; PANTHERA PARDUS; RANA PIPIENS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FROG; HINDLIMB; HISTOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME; TOAD;

ANIMALS; BUFO MARINUS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HINDLIMB; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RANA PIPIENS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036008055     PISSN: 03622525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.1091     Document Type: Article

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